Sapper 240134 Leonard Sylvester Rose                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Regiment & Unit

Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers

Enlisted On/At

14 Feb 1917

Former Regiment

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Details & Age at Death

Died, Monday, Wednesday, March 5, 1919 aged 23

Medals

British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

Theatre

Home

Action/Battle

Died of Tuberculosis

Place of Death

Bidford on Avon

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Private grave at Bidford (St. Laurence) Churchyard

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Leonard arrived in France on 19 Mar 1917 and was severely gassed shortly thereafter. On 22 May 1917 he was discharged as being medically unfit to serve due to the gassing. He died of Tuberculosis on 5 Mar 1919.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

13 Jul 1895 - Bidford on Avon

Baptism Date & Place

4 Sep 1895 at Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

Henry James & Sarah Ann Rose
Bidford on Avon

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1917: Block Cottage, Salford Road, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

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Occupation(s)

  • 1916: Railway Shunter on Stratford - Midland line

Other Information

Brother of Arthur Rose.

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