In memory of

Rifleman

William Leibel

who died on 27 Mar 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Kings Own Rifles
  Rank Rifleman
  Service number L602886
  Date of death 19440327
  Cause of death accidental death
Narrative history
  L602886 Rifleman (King's Own Rifles of Canada) William (Willie) Leibel (b.1920) of Denzil died 19440327 and is buried at Sacred Heart cemetery, Denzil. Leibel died in the RCAF hospital at Tofino, British Columbia, of a fractured skull suffered when a tracked vehicle overturned on the Tofino-Ucluelet road. He was the son of John and Elizabeth (Schafer) Leibel who came to 6-38-25-W3 in 1907 from the Odesa district of Ukraine. Interestingly, John was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. Willie was born at Unity and was farming with his family when he was called up for NRMA service at Regina early in 1942.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 381 - Grass Lake
  Cemetery or memorial location Sacred Heart cemetery, Denzil    

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  Honour roll location(s) Salvador
  Geo-memorial Leibel Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.5833°N / 108.6833°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74N10
  Geo-memorial details Northwest of Uranium City.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19200526
  Place of birth Unity    
  Date of enlistment 19420122
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Denzil    
  Occupation farmer
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