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Leo Lewis. Esplanade Archives #0055.0479

Leopold (Leo) Lewis

Last Name
Lewis
First Name
Leopold (Leo)
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: with parents, 1911
Date of Birth
03/02/1909
Date of Death
12/09/1994
Place of Birth
London, England
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
Harry and Jenny (Friedman)
Spouse's Name
Bea Genessa "Bessie" (Raber)
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
February 1941
Age at Enlistment
32
Place of Enlistment
Calgary, Alberta
Place of Residence at time of Enlistment
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Occupation at time of Enlistment
Doctor
Date of Discharge
November 1945
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
Captain
Unit
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Role
Doctor
Military Service - Countries
United Kingdom; France; Belgium
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Erlton Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Jewish Post article,18 Sept. 1941; Library and Archives Canada; Esplanade Archives, Medicine Hat; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files; obit Calgary Herald December 10, 1994; Glenbow Archives (Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Oral History Project collection); Book of Remembrance