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A poppy engraved road sign of McLeod Avenue and McLeod Court.
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In honour of our soldiers: Private Neal Findlay McLeod
Published 4:55 PDT, Fri August 16, 2024
Last Updated: 2:56 PDT, Thu August 22, 2024
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In a series of Richmond’s ‘poppy’ street signs in memory of our fallen soldiers, we share the story of McLennan Avenue.
Born on July 20, 1913, in Nanaimo, Neal Findlay McLeod and his family moved to Richmond in 1922 to begin strawberry farming. Neal dropped out of Richmond High School to support his family with the early passing of his father. When the second world war started, McLeod began working with the West Coast Ship Builders.
In 1942, Neal enrolled into the Canadian Armed Forces and completed his training in Vernon. McLeod was posted in Calgary then Ontario then went back to Calgary to work as a bricklayer. In 1943, he and 150,000 other Canadian foot soldiers were tasked with Operation Husky, to attack the ports of Sicily.
On July 16 Neal was killed in action among the 562 Canadians that died during Operation Husky.
These brave Canadian soldiers were buried in the Agira Canadian War Cemetery in the center of Sicily.
Neal McLeod’s legacy continues in McLeod Avenue and McLeod Court between No.4 and Bridgeport Road.
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