Wheeler, Lewis Morley

B119538 Rifleman Lewis Morley Wheeler, son of Lorne and Faye Wheeler, of Hamilton, Ontario.

He attended George Armstrong School and Central Collegiate and was employed in the purchasing department of the Norman Slater Company, Ltd.

Rifleman Wheeler enlisted in The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in November 1943 serving in the Signal Platoon, of Headquarters Company.

Wheeler, 19, was killed in the late hours of 25th February 1945 and is buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetary, grave reference: XI. E. 2.

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2228128?Lewis%20Morley%20Wheeler

Rfn Wheeler photo
Canadian Virtual War Memorial photo
Rfn Wheeler 25th April 1945
Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery – Photo taken by Graham Humphrey

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