Private Leo Esbaugh was born on July 12th, 1888 in the township of Waterloo North, Ontario to Clemens Esbaugh and Agatha Dietrich. He had seven siblings.
Leo enlisted on May 10th, 1918 at the First Depot Battalion at London, Ont. His regimental number was #3135275.His attestation papers stated that he was 5 feet 11 inches, of a dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He was Roman Catholic. He served as a sapper.
In 1911, he worked as a bar tender.
In 1921 he boarded with the Peter Veidenheimer family in St. Clements and worked as a butcher. On May 14th, 1923 he was married to Louise Hoffarth in Hanover, Ontario. He had three children; Marie, Raymond and Clement.
Leo died on August 26th, 1961 in York, Ontario and was buried in Hanover Roman Catholic Cemetery.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Esbaugh, Leo
Private.
Enlisted from St. Clements, Ontario.