Unthank, Leslie Ernest: Service No. 54141

Source: October 1915 casualty.

Family Search: Private Leslie Ernest Unthank was born on 29 April 1887, in Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom as the son of Arthur Charles Unthank and Eva Unthank. He immigrated to Canada in 1914. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as farm labourer. He died on 13 October 1915, in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium, at the age of 28, and was buried in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.

Killed by a grenade that fell in the trench he was in.

Attended Hackney Downs School in Downs Park Road, Lower Clapton, London, U.K. Profile here.

18th Man Killed Buy A Grenade London Advertiser October 27 1915 Page 9 — London Advertise.r October 27, 1915. Page 9.

Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. Source: CVWM.

CANADIANS KILLED
Men Who Enlisted With the First Contingent[i] Died of Wounds
Canadian Associated Press Cable

London, Oct. 22—Leslie Ernest Uthank, a Canadian, was killed with the Thirteenth [18^th]. He was the elder son of Arthur Unthank, of Streatham.

Trooper Bernard Marshall [ii], Second Canadian Division, killed was a younger son of Rev. Robert Marshall, formerly of Hodenham, Norfolk, who himself holds a volunteer decoration.

Alexander Meek[iii], of Greendeck, stepson of George Anderson, enlisted in Canada. He died a prisoner in Germany.

Toronto Star. October 22, 1915. Page unknown.

[i] None of the identified soldiers served with the 1^st Contingent.

[ii] Trooper Bernard Marshal, reg. no. 107450 was a member of the 2^nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, 8^th C.I.B., 3^rd Division.

[iii] There is no record of a soldier of this name dying with the Canadian Forces.