Leonard Lounsbury, 865675 was from Petitcodiac, New Brunswick and was born May 19, 1896. He was the Nephew of Mrs. John Govang of Midway, Albert County, New Brunswick. He enlisted with the 181 Battalion on May 13, 1916 in Brandon, Manitoba. He was listed as missing in action and presumed dead while fighting with the 8th Battalion on November 10, 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the MENIN GATE (YPRES) MEMORIAL , Belgium.
You can find his complete war records by clicking here.
He is Commemorated on Page 277 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
A virtual memorial can be found here.
He is listed on the WWI Honour Roll at the Hopewell Hill Baptist Church, so he attended Church or Sunday School in Hopewell Hill at some time.
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