Leonard Thomas Scarlett
In 1911 he was a lace machine fitter.
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Leonard Thomas Scarlett was born in 1890 at Lenton,Notingham, he was the son of the late John a lace machine fitter and Emma Scarlett née Rossell and the brother of Harriett Elizabeth , Ann, John William, Rose Emma, George, Joseph Alfred and William Scarlett.
His father John was born in 1859 at Sedgley, Wolverhampton, he died in 1918 at Lenton he was 59 yrs of age , his mother Emma Elizabeth Rossell was born in 1856 at Lenton, they were married in 1879 at Derby they went on to have 9 childre, sadly 2 were to die in infancy oe early childhood.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 62 Gregory Street Lenton Nottingham John 53 yrs is a lace machine fitter, he is living with his wife Emma Elizabeth 55 yrs and their children Leonard 20 yrs a lace machine fitter, George 17 yrs no occupation listed, Joseph 13 yrs a schaolr, and Alfred 12 yrs a scholar.
Rifleman Leonard Thomas Scarlett enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 9th battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, he was killed in aciton on 24th August 1918. having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Leonard Scarlett
Photograph was published on 2nd April 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918