Wilfred Leis

1920 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	Wilfred Leis
  Born	14 Oct 1920	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Private - Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.  [1]
  		Wilfred Leis
  Misfortune	killed in war  [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-157177P
  Died	8 Aug 1944	, France   [1, 3]
  Buried	Bayeux War Cemetery, Bayeux, Calvados, France   [3]
  Person ID	I157177	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Milton Leis,   b. 29 Aug 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Leah Litwiller,   b. 22 Jul 1902, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F45058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vera Irene Emer,   b. 26 Mar 1924,   d. 6 Feb 1969  (Age 44 years)
  Children	1. Darlene Marie Leis
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F45166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PTE. WILFRED LEIS Reported missing last August while engaged in operations in , France, Pte. Wilfred Leis, 24, husband of Mrs. Vera Leis, 120 Glasgow St., and son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Leis, 10 Eden Ave., has now been officially presumed killed. An official letter received by his wife revealed that he had been riding in a half-truck vehicle near Iffs, France, when it received direct hits from 88-millimetre shells. The, vehicle, the letter continued, caught fire and no one was seen to emerge from the wreck. A member of the Essex Scottish Regiment, Pte. Leis had enlisted in April, 1942, and, following training at No. 10 B.T.C. here and Camp Borden, he was posted overseas in September, 1943. A native of Wellesley, he was educated here and was employed at the Dominion Tire factory before entering the army. He attended Calvary Evangelical Church. Besides his wife and parents he is survived by a young daughter, Darlene Marie; three brothers, Milton, Wallace, and Robert, all residing with their parents at 10 Eden Ave.; and four sister, Mrs. Mildred Kaminski, 120 Glasgow St., Mrs. Catherine Musclow, 43 Allan St., Waterloo, Mrs. Marie Kerr, 680 King St. W., and Laura, at home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Lies, Wilfred 24 years Birthdate: 1920 Oct 14 Died: 1944 Aug 8 Rank: Private Unit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A61057 Additional Details son of Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lies of Kitchener, Ontario - wife Vera Liest of Kitchener [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Died in Hospital After Near Drowning When Car Goes into Shallow Water 27 May 1949. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198074418.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Oct 1920 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Aug 1944 - , France  = Link to Google Earth