Leonard King
Service Number
5121
Military Unit
1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
(23 years old)
Place of Birth
Bulwell Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In 1911 he was a hosiery worker.
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Family History
He was the son of Arthur and Mary King. In 1901 they lived at 18 Oxford Street Bulwell. In 1911 he was lodging with his aunt and uncle William and Hannah Smith and their daughter Elsie at 108 Hucknall Road Bulwell.
Military History
He enlisted 28/8/1914 standing 5' 2" and weighing 108lbs. He arrived in France 16/3/1915. He received a very severe gunshot wound to the left thigh measuring 5"x1" and was discharged 'no longer fit for war service' 11/9/1917. He died J/A/S/1919.
Extra Information
No CWGC or UKSWD records. This page has been compiled by cross referencing census data with the Medal Roll, Pensions Record and Free BMD.David Nunn
Photographs
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