Captain Leslie E. Rawlinson MM

Leslie Elwood Rawlinson was an expert Scout in the 49th Battalion (E.R.). He frequently led dangerous patrols into No Man's Land to gather intelligence. In July 1916, a strong German patrol was observed in No Man's Land. Anticipating a similar patrol, Rawlinson prepared and led a successful ambush the following night. Numerous Germans were killed in the engagement and one mortally wounded prisoner was taken. Two months later, Rawlinson was wounded by a shell blast resulting in one of his eyes being inoculated. He returned to France in 1918 with the Canadian Railway Troops.