Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II
Dedicated to Val Rimer z"l and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Post No. 2, and created with the support of the Ghert Family Foundation
Leslie Libin
Last Name
Libin
First Name
Leslie
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: with parents, 1926
Date of Birth
02/05/1922
Date of Death
04/23/2011
Place of Birth
Soviet Union
Place of Death
Burnaby, British Columbia
Parent's Name
Saul and Sonia
Spouse's Name
Edna
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
1942
Place of Enlistment
Calgary, Alberta
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
Gunner
Unit
Royal Canadian Artillery
Regiment / Battalion
4th Field Artillery
Regimental / Service Number
M51506
Military Service - Countries
France 1944
Casualty
Yes, see "Other information"
Information Source
Memories on the March pp. 18, 122; obit Calgary Herald April 27, 2011; B'nai Brith Honor Roll 1946, p. 20 Memories on the March; Canadian Jews in World War II Part II, p.105
Other information
Wounded in action near Caen July 1944 "but back in action by October"