Leslie Frank Dean
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1901; Father, Edwin age 58. Born in Nottinghamshire. Occupation Hosiery Warehouseman. Mother, Elizabeth age 47. Born in Nottinghamshire. Siblings, Ellen age 27. Occupation Hosiery Mender, Charles age 11. All children born in Nottingham. Address, 72 Bathley Street, Meadows. 1911; As above including address. Charles a Clerk in a Hosiery Warehouse. Leslie a Lift Attendant in a drug Store. Niece, Eveline age 8. Born in Leeds
He went to France 28th June 1915 and died of wounds, 22nd July 1916, at No 20. Casualty Clearing Station, Warlincourt, France. Buried: Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France. Plot 1. Row H. Grave 2. Dean was with the battalion when on July 1, 1916 , the first day of the Battle of the Somme, they attacked across No Man's Land towards the village of Gommecourt. The shelling and machine gun fire quickly destroyed the battalion and of the 536 men who set out that morning only 93 answered roll call at the end of the day. Pte. Dean died of his wounds at No. 20 Casualty Clearing Station on 22nd July 1916. He is buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty.(grave ref I.H.2)
In memoriam published 23rd July 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “DEAN. – In loving memory of Pte. L. F. Dean (Jerry), S.F., died of wounds, July 22nd, 1916. – Father, mother, sisters, and brothers.” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
