Leslie Arthur Billinton
Service number
4591
Military unit
9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Bn London Regiment
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
01 Jul 1916 (17 years old)
Place of birth
Harrogate, Yorkshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Leslie Arthur was the son of Thomas a sign writer and house decorator and Jane Ann Billinton of 20, Granville Road Harrogate Yorkshire. He had a brother John Leonard born in 1907. In 1901 he was living with his widowed grandmother Sarah Billin(g)ton at Crab Lane at Harrogate and his mother Jane A. In 1911 they lived at 6 Strawberry Dale Avenue Harrogate. (He served as Pannett).
Military history
During his military career he served with the name Joseph Pannett (possibly because of his age). He was resident in Newark (United States of America) when he enlisted in London.
Extra information
Thiepval Memorial
His name is further commemorated on the Harrogate Cenotaph and the St Peters Church war memorial, Harrogate.
Photographs
Photo of Leslie Arthur Billinton
Thiepval Memorial,