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Leonard
Arthur
Dow
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Leonard Ralph Dow
and Annie Abigail Abbott
Brother of
Bobby Dow
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 22
in Nissoria, Provincia di Enna, Sicilia, Italy
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2016
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Biography
"Leonard Arthur Dow was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Leonard and Annie Dow. When Leonard was 3 year of age the family moved to St. John, NB. He completed three years of high school at the age of 16 and worked as a carpenter for two years prior to his enlistment.
Between enlistment and October, 1942 he was stationed in St. John, NB and served with the St. John Fusiliers. He went overseas arriving in the United Kingdom on October 7, 1942 and served there until July 10, 1943. He was eventually assigned to the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, RCIC. and was serving in Sicily when he was wounded in action and died from wounds on July 25, 1943"[1]
Leonard is buried with all Canadians who fell in Sicily in the Agrira Canadian War Cemetery.
Sources
- ↑ Wartime Heritage Association. Retrieved 28 Aug 2016 from Wartime Heritage: Dow, Leonard Arthur
- Private Leonard Arthur Dow (1921-1943) on Find A Grave: Memorial #56410744 retrieved 26 June 2021
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonard:
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