Name: Reginald William Leonard

Birth: 14 Dec 1891, Southsea, England

Death: 15 May 1981, Salmon Arm, BC

Residence: Salmon Arm, BC; since 1899

In Canada: since 1899, with his family

Military: WWI Veteran, 1914-1918, 72nd Infantry Battalion; Europe; Vimy Ridge, France

Memberships & affiliations:

• 1910, performed in first band to ever play in Salmon Arm, BC
• played trumpet and french horn until 1980

Predeceased by:

• parents, William Valentine & Susan Wisby Leonard
• brother, John
• brother, Percy

Survived by:

• wife, Sybil Ione Swanston Leonard
• daughter, Beverley Jean Fischbuch; Calgary, Alberta
• daughter, Tannis Susan Karras; Salmon Arm, BC
• 7 grandchildren
• brother, Harry; Salmon Arm, BC
• brother, Ray; Vancouver, BC
• brother, Hal; Kelowna, BC
• sister, Maud Parker; Vancouver, BC
• sister, Marjorie Fulmer; Vancouver, BC

Funeral service: 19 May 1981, Salmon Arm, BC; with Royal Canadian Legion service

Reference: "Obituary -- Reginald William Leonard", Salmon Arm Observer, 20 May 1981; page 9. Newspapers.com. Web.

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BC Death Registration: 1981-09-008559

Name: Reginald William Leonard

Age: 89 yrs

Birth: 14 Dec 1891, South Sea, England

Death: 15 May 1981, Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, BC

Status: Married

Father: William Valentine Leonard; England

Mother: Susan Wisby; England

Wife: Sybil Swaston

Occupation: Carpenter, General Construction

Residence: Foothill Road S.W., Salmon Arm, BC

Informant: Beverley J. Fischbuch, daughter, Scarboro Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta

Cremation: 20 May 1981, Pine Grove Crematorium, Kamloops, BC

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BC Marriage Registration: 1930-09-376494

Groom: Reginald William Leonard, age 38, bachelor, United Church, birthplace: Portsmouth, England; occupation: Farmer; residence: Salmon Arm, BC

Groom's father: William Ballantyne Leonard; Kensington, England

Groom's mother: Susan Wisby; London, England

Bride: Sybil Ione Swanston, age 23, spinster, Baptist, birthplace: Mosmin, Saskatchewan; occupation: Nurse; residence: Cloverdale, BC

Bride's father: Hector Swanston; Port Hope

Bride's mother: Jennie McMullen, Bobcaygen, Ontario

Married: 25 Apr 1930, United Church Manse, Murrayville, BC; by License.

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