Private Leonard Smith
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1888
Date of Death
29 Apr 1917
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
35961
Place of Birth
Peterborough
World War I Address
United Kingdom
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
No known grave
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
CWGC archives , 1st January 1970
Pte Leonard Smith MM, 35961, 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action in the Battle of Arras on or just before April 29th, 1917. He was aged 29 and born in Peterborough.
Although his name is included on the Luton Roll of Honour, there is no accompanying Luton address. With no local Press reports of his death, his Luton connection is not clear.
In the 1911 Census he is described as a tailor's presser living in Leicester with Martha Alice (nee Trowell) whom he married about a year previously. The couple were to have three children.
Author: Deejaya
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