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Elwood Silverman Greeleese. (Elaine Fuller.)

Elwood Silverman Greenleese

Elwood Silverman Greenleese enlisted on September 8, 1916, and served as a gunner in the 4th Canadian Field Artillery.

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Elwood Silverman Greenleese enlisted on September 8, 1916, and served as a gunner in the 4th Canadian Field Artillery. Born in Thurso, Quebec on October 7, 1898, he died in 1989.

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Elwood Silverman Greenleese

Elwood Silverman Greenleese enlisted on September 8, 1916, and served as a gunner in the 4th Canadian Field Artillery.

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