General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Lance Corporal | Leslie | Marlow |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Saskatoon SK | Saskatchewan | 1913-08-18 |
Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
HQ Coy |
Members of 'C' Force from the East travelled across Canada by CNR troop train, picking up reinforcements enroute. Stops included Valcartier, Montreal, Ottawa, Armstrong ON, Capreol ON, Winnipeg, Melville SK, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Vancouver, arriving in Vancouver on Oct 27 at 0800 hrs.
The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the local soldiers that were with Brigade Headquarters from Winnipeg to BC travelled on a CPR train to Vancouver.
All members embarked from Vancouver on the ships AWATEA and PRINCE ROBERT. AWATEA was a New Zealand Liner and the PRINCE ROBERT was a converted cruiser. "C" Company of the Rifles was assigned to the PRINCE ROBERT, everyone else boarded the AWATEA. The ships sailed from Vancouver on Oct 27th and arrived in Hong Kong on November 16th, having made brief stops enroute at Honolulu and Manila.
Equipment earmarked for 'C' Force use was loaded on the ship DON JOSE, but would never reach Hong Kong as it was rerouted to Manila when hostilities commenced.
On arrival, all troops were quartered at Nanking Barracks, Sham Shui Po Camp, in Kowloon.
We do not have specific battle information for this soldier in our online database. For a detailed description of the battle from a Canadian perspective, visit Canadian Participation in the Defense of Hong Kong (published by the Historical Section, Canadian Military Headquarters).
Date Wounded | Wound Description | References |
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41/12/23 | Admitted WNH 23 Dec, died 24 Dec 41 |
A map detailing the location of this feature can be found in this soldier's vault. (See Vault explanation below in the Links and Other Resources block) .
Site Description | Location | Province | Map Reference | Lat/Long | Date |
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Warr Lake | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | 75 G/06 | 57 20' 00"; 107 18' 00" |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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1941-12-24 | Complications | Killed In Action | |
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Cape Collinson Road Chai Wan Hong Kong China | Sai Wan Memorial | Column 25. | NA |
Son Dies at Hong Kong, Constable Warr Learns
Pte. Leslie M. Warr, son of Special Officer John Warr of the Saskatoon police, died a prisoner of war in Hong Kong December 24 last, according to a message from Ottawa relayed by his widow, who lives in Edmonton. He was a member of C Force, Winnipeg Grenadiers.
"Les" Warr was born in Nelson, B.C., and, coming here with his parents at an early age, was educated at Wilson and King Edward Schools and City Park Collegiate. In the spring of 1940 he left his job with a large bakery in Vancouver and came here to enlist in the Saskatoon Light Infantry. He was transferred to the Winnipeg regiment as a motorcycle and Bren gun specialist, and left for overseas in October, 1941. Beyond the fact that he died on Christmas Eve, no further details have been received. His father, a veteran of the First Great War, lives at 1024 Aird Street. His mother is living at Sullivan, B.C., and a young brother, Charles, aged 9, is living with a sister, Mrs. Ferd Skinner in Vancouver.
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The attached will was extracted from a diary found among the personal effects of Lance Corporal L.M. Warr, No. L/2609 of 310 - 10th Street, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Canada. So far as it known Lance Corporal Warr died at the Bowen Road Military Hospital, Hong Kong, during or after the hostilities against Japan, December 1941. (unknown signature) Colonel Administrative Service. 3rd September 1943
MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
If I die I hereby bequeath and leave all of my chattels, money, and earthly belongings to my wife Mrs. Leslie Marlow Warr of 310 10th Street Saskatoon Sask. Canada. Tell her that I died true to her and loving her dearly. This world is not for us for very long, so do not grieve Darling. This is just a temporary parting. We will meet again, Signed while in a sane state of mind this 11th day of December in this year of our Lord, 1941.(Sgd) LESLIE MARLOW WARR
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