John McCallum LeRoy was born in Quebec in October 1886, and later moved with his family to Bogend, Saskatchewan.  LeRoy enlisted in January 1915, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  He served overseas with the 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry until his death on April 28, 1917.  The town of LeRoy, Saskatchewan, formerly Bogend, is named after him.  The collection currently consists of six letters, two photographs, a postcard, a note from the Red Cross, his Circumstances of Death record, and a report regarding his death from a soldier.