Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Sergeant Leroy Edgar Plate[1, 2, 3]

Male 1922 - 1943  (21 years)


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  • Name Leroy Edgar Plate 
    Prefix Sergeant 
    Born 17 Aug 1922  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    • Royal Canadian Air Force
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-372591 
    Died 5 Oct 1943  Rivers, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I372591  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Edgar Plate,   b. 19 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1985, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Hilda Marion Boyd,   b. Dec 1904, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Family ID F257052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sgt. Leroy Edgar Plate
    Sgt. Leroy Edgar Plate
    Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1922). Sgt Leroy Edgar Plate (1922-1943) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143354465/leroy-edgar-plate



  • Notes 
    • SGT. PILOT LEROY PLATE - Sgt. Pilot Leroy Edgar Plate, 234 Waterloo Street, Kitchener, died in a plane crash, Wednesday, near No. 1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Plate, Sgt. Plate was born in Kitchener 21 years ago. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Surviving are two brothers, Robert and Jack, at home. The remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 1 p.m. on Monday when removal will be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be conducted at the church at 2: 30 p.m., by Rev. A. G. Jacobi, pastor. Burial will be made in Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Hilda Boyd - Plate - 1979.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edgar Plate.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Robert. Plate.

    4. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      Plate, Leroy Edgar 21 years Birthdate: 1922 Aug 17 Died: 1943 Oct 5 Rank: Sergeant Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: R168250 Additional Details son of Edgar & Hilda Plate of Kitchener

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sgt. Pilot Leroy Plate.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1922). Sgt Leroy Edgar Plate (1922-1943) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143354465/leroy-edgar-plate.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Oct 1943 - Rivers, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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