Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Remember Them: Private Leslie Gerald Lake




Private Leslie G. Lake,  4th Perth Regiment, Canadian Forces, c. 1941,
digital image held by Kathryn Hogan.

Telegram received by Les' father, Herbert Lake advising him  Les had been dangerously wounded in combat. 1

Letter received by Herbert Lake notifying him of the death of his son,
Private Leslie Gerald Lake.
2


Sources:
1 "Canada, WWII Services Files of War Dead, 1939-1947," database and images. Ancestry.ca [http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Nov 2015], entry for Leslie Gerald Lake: citing Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, "Services Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947," RG 24, v. 26296.

2 IBID.

Copyright by Kathryn Lake Hogan, 2015.