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William Hill Leavitt
Over 117,000 soldiers from World Wars I and II, the Korean War, Bosnia, Afghanistan and UN Peacekeeping missions have laid down their lives for Canada. These memorial prints are dedicated to honouring those men and women who died, so that we may enjoy the freedom we have today.
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William Hill Leavitt son of William Jenkins Leavitt and Elizabeth Hill Leavitt was born September 17, 1889 in Cardston, Alberta
and was raised on a farm in Leavitt, Alberta. In 1915, William enlisted in
the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force with several other men from
the Cardston area. They underwent basic training in Calgary, Alberta and
were granted several leaves to visit home. While on leave William married
Ms. Lynn Davis April 21, 1916. On June 22, 1916, still a newlywed, William
and all the men in his Battalion left Medicine Hat to join the 10th Battalion
in England. In early April, 1917, the Canadians attacked and captured Vimy
Ridge with the 10th Battalion being in the thick of the fight. William was
wounded April 9, 1917 and on his way to a dressing station when a shell blast
overtook him and he was killed instantly. Private Leavitt was 27 years old
when he was killed. He is remembered with Honour at La Targette British
Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas De Calais, France. At the going down of the
sun and in the morning we will remember them.
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