Leslie Joy Whitehead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leslie Joy Whitehead

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1895

Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1964

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Leslie Joy Whitehead

  • Leslie Joy Whitehead (February 26, 1895 – June 5, 1964), known as Josephine, Joy, or Jo, was a Canadian female soldier during the First World War.
  • Whitehead was one of a small number of women from the western world to enter the frontlines as a combatant during World War I after she enlisted as a man in the Royal Serbian Army at the age of 22.
  • During her time on the Balkan Front, she would go on to work as a military engineer, a guard for the Scottish Women's Hospitals, and become a prisoner of war under the Bulgarian Army following the invasion of Belgrade on October 8, 1915.

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