McMullen, Leanord Calvin: Service no. 844831

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Digitized Service Record

Source:  Sarnia Remembrance Project (Broken link reported 26/08/26)

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Family Search: When Private Leonard Claude McMullen was born on 28 November 1898, in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, his father, William Claude McMullin, was 31 and his mother, Irene Tiderington, was 28. He lived in Bothwell, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 18, his occupation is listed as labourer in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. He died on 25 May 1918, in Neuville-Vitasse, Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 19, and was buried in Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Wailly, Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Source: Regimental Rogue.

PTE LEONARD C. McMULLEN. SARNIA

Enlisted with the 149th Battalon, on February 4th, 1916. Transferred to 18th Battalion. Killed in action at Arras, May 25th, 1918. Buried in Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Arras, France. Age 20 years. Pte. McMullen was a all-round athlete, also a great reader and musician. He was a popular member and willing working in all branches connected with the Devine St. Methodist Church, Sarnia.

From his bereaved Mother.

Honor Roll Devine Street Methodist Church, Sarnia Rev, Dr. Knowles
Honor Roll
Devine Street Methodist Church, Sarnia
Rev, Dr. Knowles
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“Killed in Action” While sleeping in his funk hole in a front line trench, near Neuville Vitasse in the early morning of May 25th, 1918, he was killed by an enemy “fish tail” bomb that dropped near him.
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