Leonard Maurice Simmons
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Leonard Maurice Simmons was born in Nottingham he was baptised on 26th February 1898 at St Georges Church, Nottingham he was the son of Leonard a domestic coachman and Eliza Simmons née Carnell and the brother of Phyllis, William and Flora Simmons of Lenton, Nottingham.
His father Leonard was born in 1868 at Nottingham, hisi mother Eliza Carnell was born in 1869 at Radcliffe upon Trent they were married in 1892 teir marriage was recorded in the Bingham Registration district.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 35 Hungerton Street Lenton Boulevard Nottingham.Leonard 43 yrs is a domestic coachman he is living with his wife Eliza 42 yrs and their children, Phyllis 18 yrs a blouse machinist, Leonard 13 yrs a scholar, William 11 yrs a scholar, and Flora 2 yrs of age.
Private Leonard Maurice Simmons enlisted at Nottingham, he initially served with the service number 49611 in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment later transferring to the 1/6th battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, he died of wounds on 5th May 1918 at the Canadian General Hospital, France, he is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery Grave Reference: 68 A 30
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Etaples Military Cemetery, France