Leonard Bosworth
Leonard was a farm wagoner in 1911 and also upon enlistment
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Leonard Bosworth was born in 1890 the son of Agnes Annie Bosworth who was born in 1866 at Breaston, Derbyshire.
In 1911 Agnes was living at 5 St Cecilia Terrace, Nottingham. She was a Swiss lace maker boarding, along with her son Harry an 18 year old leather belt maker, with Samuel Fox 71 a widower and his daughter Sarah (14) a hosiery finisher.
Leonard was boarding at Home Farm Ruddington in 1911, with herdsman John Shaw and family.
Leonard Bosworth enlisted at Nottingham on 5th September 1914 giving his age as 22 yrs and 286 days old, and landed in France on 29th July 1915. He was admitted to No 6 General Hospital after being kicked in the face by a horse suffering a fractured jaw. He and was returned to England on 24th October 1917 and died of pneumonia at Market Bosworth. He is buried in Ruddington Cemetery.
His brother Private Harry Bosowrth Fox enlisted at Nottinghamhe served with the 1/8th battalion and was attached to 139th Trench Mortar Bty. He was killed in action on 28th November 1917 and is buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France.
Leonard Bosworth
Buried in Ruddington Cemetery
Leonard Bosworth
Grave in a corner of Ruddington Cemetery under a tree