Private Leon Leroy Lundy^[1]

1887 - 1916  (29 years)

• Name	Leon Leroy Lundy
  Prefix	Private
  Born	8 Apr 1887	RM Carlton, Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1891	Carlton, Manitoba, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1891  [4, 5, 6]
  	Presbyterian
  Census	1901	Carman, Lisgar District, Manitoba   [7]
  Census	1906	, Winnipeg District, Manitoba, Canada   [8]
  Census	1911	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [9]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128267732
  Med. Note	Height: 5' 11"
  Occupation	1911	, Manitoba, Canada   [5]
  	Cook
  Military	1914  [10, 11, 12]
  	Pte., 43rd Battalion & 16th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force WW1
  		WW I attestation - Leon Lundy
  		WW I attestation - Leon Lundy
  Occupation	1914  [13]
  	Salesman
  Eby ID Number	00086-5068.4
  Buried	1916	Woods Cemetery, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [11, 14, 15]
  Died	19 Apr 1916	, Belgium   [12, 14, 16, 17]
  Person ID	I199272	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Chisholm Robert Lundy,   b. 9 Aug 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Lydia Oberholtzer,   b. 3 May 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1945, Palatine, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [18, 19, 20, 21]
  Family ID	F1585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 146. [S189] Vit - Manitoba - Birth Registration, Registration no.: 1887,002942. Found in online index. [S1370] Census - Manitoba - 1891, p. 50. Chisholm Lundy household; District 1, Selkirk; Sub-district Carlton; Family no. 347; Line # 6. Age 4. [S1359] Census - Manitoba - 1901. [S1360] Census - Manitoba -1911. [S1370] Census - Manitoba - 1891, p. 50. [S1359] Census - Manitoba - 1901, p. 9. Chism. R. Lundy household; District 7, Lisgar; Sub-district J-2, Carman (Village); Family no. 95; Line # 44. Age 14. Name given as Lien L. [S1361] Census - Manitoba -1906, p. 36; reel no. T-18357. Chisholm R. Lundy household; District 10, Winnipeg District; Sub-district 03 D, Ward three ; Family no. 282; Line # 32. Age 19. Name lised as: Leon S. [S1360] Census - Manitoba -1911, p. 12. Chisholm Robert Lundy household; District 15, Winnipeg; Dwelling no. 117; Family no. 120; Line # 26. Age 24. [S1362] Attestation paper, Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force, No. 20532. [S1353] Military - Maple Leaf Legacy Project (A project in remembrance of Canada's war dead), Viewed 27/08/2008. In memory of / L.L. Lundy / Private / 16th Bn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) / 19th April 1916 IV B2 / Buried and commemorated in Woods Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium [S1365] News - Manitoba - Winnipeg Free Press, "Midnight List," 1 May 1916, p. 6, col. 4. Infantry Killed in Action 420583 Leon Leroy Lundy; kin at 890 Banning Street, Winnipeg. [S1362] Attestation paper, Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force. [S1372] Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Viewed 27/08/2008. In memory of Private LEON LEROY LUNDY who died on April 19, 1916 Military Service: Service Number: 420532 Force: Army Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Division: 16th Bn. Additional Information: Date of Birth: April 8, 1887 Commemorated on Page 121 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Burial Information: Cemetery: WOODS CEMETERY Belgium Grave Reference: IV. B. 2. Location:WOODS CEMETERY is located 4 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Verbrandemolenstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. 2.5 Km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 900 metres along the Vaartstraat lies the left hand turning onto the Verbrandemolenstraat. 400 metres along the Verbrandemolenstraat a short distance from the road is the WOODS CEMETERY. [S1258] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Viewed 3 / 09 / 2008. No Surname Rank Service Number Date Of Death Age Regiment/Service Nationality Grave/Memorial Ref. Cemetery/Memorial Name 1 LUNDY, L L Private 420532 19/04/1916 Unknown Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Canadian IV. B. 2. WOODS CEMETERY [S1352] Military - Canada - Military file. [S1354] Military - Canada - First World War Book of Remembrance, Viewed 27/08/2008. Pte. Lundy, Leon Leroy 16th Bn Lundy Leon Leroy Pte. Lundy, Leon Leroy 16th Bn [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Chisholm Robert Lundy Born: Canada Age: 25 Father: Thomas Lundy Mother: Catharine Lundy Born: abt 1851 Spouse: Lydia Oberholtzer Age: 25 born: Canada Father: Jacob M Oberholtzer Mother: Hannah Oberholtzer married 4 Apr 1876 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, Registration no. 011250; registration year 1876; reel no. 011250-76 (Waterloo Co) Chisholm Robert LUNDY, 25, photographer, Berlin, s/o Thomas and Catharine Lundy, married Lydia OBERHOLTZER, 25, Berlin, d/o Jacob and Maud Hannah Oberholtzer, witn: Henry Oberholtzer and Adelaide HELLER, both of Berlin, Apr. 4, 1876 at Berlin. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), "Oberholzer / Lundy marriage". Lundy C. R. 04 Apr 1876 By Rev. S.L. Umbach in Berlin, C.R. Lundy was married to Lydia Oberholtzer, both of Berlin 13 Apr 1876 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Apr 1876. 04 Apr 1876 By Rev. S.L. Umbach in Berlin, C.R. Lundy was married to Lydia Oberholtzer, both of Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1901 - Carman, Lisgar District, Manitoba Census - 1906 - , Winnipeg District, Manitoba, Canada Census - 1911 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Occupation - Cook - 1911 - , Manitoba, Canada Buried - 1916 - Woods Cemetery, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Died - 19 Apr 1916 - , Belgium  = Link to Google Earth