Leonard Batty
- Family History
- Military history
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Sarah Ann Turner was a native of Worksop. She married Leonard Batty, a coach builder, in 1876 in Worksop. The couple had seven children, Eliza, Rosetta, Ernest, Harriet, Florence Ann, George Leonard and Phyliss.
By 1881 the family were living in Worksop at 34 Abbey Street. George Leonard, or Leonard as he was usually referred to, left Worksop and in 1911 he was living in Ecclesall, Sheffield at 132 Lansdowne Road with his mother and youngest sister, Phyliss.
On 1st June 1914 at St Marys Church, Sheffield Leonard married Alice Ada Broomhead (born 7th January 1895) which must have been just prior to his enlistment they had a daughter Irene May born 27th April 1914, they lived at 99 Hill Street, Sheffield.
Commencing 3rd April 1916 hs widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings a week.
(George) Leonard Batty
Private Leonard Batty enlisted at Sheffield, he served with the first new battalion formed from 1914 volunteers of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
born in Worksop in 1890 to Leonard and Sarah Ann Batty of 34 Abbey Street he had moved to Sheffield with the family after his father died, where he married and set up home at Hill Street with his wife, Alice Ada.
Leonard Batty died of wounds on 23 September 1915 possibly received in action at Hooge in the late July/early August 1915.he is buried at Lijssenthock Military Cemetery to the West of Ypres.
Courtesy of Robert Illett
CWG additional information:- Husband of Alice Ada Batty, of 99, Hill St., Sheffield.
Leonard Batty
Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery , Belgium . Courtesy of Murray Biddle