Leonard Priestley
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Leonard Priestley was born in 1893 in Hawton, he was the son of William and Hannah Priestley née Clark of South Collingham. His father William was born in 1847 in North Collingham and his mother Hannah Clark was born in 1858 also in North Collingham. They were married in 1877 (Newark Registration District) and had five children, sadly two of whom were to die in infancy or early childhood. Their three surviving children were all born in Hawton and were Alice b1881, Herbert b1887 and Leonard b1893. In the 1911 census the family was living at South Collingham and shown as William 64 yrs a farm labourer, his wife Hannah 53 yrs and their children Alice 30 yrs a general domestic servant, Herbert 24 yrs a horseman on a farm and Leonard 17 yrs a doctor's groom.
Lance Corporal Leonard Priestley enlisted at Hucknall in September 1914; he lived at Newark. He served with 'W' Company 15th battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). He died of wounds at Rouen Hospital, France, on 6 October 1917, ten days after the death in action of his brother Herbert. Leonard was buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seint-Maritime, France (grave ref. P. III. D. 4B).
CWGC headstone personal inscription: 'Duty nobly done' His brother Herbert Priestley served with the 2/7th battalion Sherwood Foresters. He was killed in action on 26th September 1917 and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery.
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