In memory of

Lieutenant

Leonard George Kempton

who died on 19 Aug 1942

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit South Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Lieutenant
  Service number L12054
  Date of death 19420819
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  Lieutenant (South Saskatchewan Regiment) Leonard George Kempton (b.1921) of Weyburn was KIA 19420819 at Dieppe and is buried at the Canadian war cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France. Kempton, who led C Company onto the beaches that day, was mentioned in despatches and received the Croix de guerre avec étoile d'argent posthumously from the French government. Leonard, a King's Scout, was the son of Edward Horace and Evelyn B. Kempton and the cousin of MM Kempton. He was working as a clerk when he enlisted as a private (L12054) at Weyburn three days before Canada declared war.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 67 - Weyburn
  Cemetery or memorial location Dieppe Canadian war cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Kempton Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 55.9833°N / 104.5167°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73P15
  Geo-memorial details Northeast of Missinipe.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19210407
  Place of birth Weyburn    
  Date of enlistment 19390907
  Place of enlistment Weyburn    
  Residence on enlistment Weyburn    
  Occupation clerk
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