South Warwickshire Family History Society - War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Leonard does not have an official war grave |
| Arrived in Theatre | Silver Badge | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 July 1917 in France | # B257886 | Kenilworth War Memorial |
| Cause of Death | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Exhaustion | 2 June 1917 | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Pleasaunce Farm Cottages, Kenilworth | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Leonard was taken prisoner on 21 March 1918 at St. Quinten, Belgium on the first day of the German Spring Offensive having been wounded by a shot fracture of the right thigh. His Red Cross record is held in the name Horman Parkin. According to the record on Find My Past he was originally kept at Von Der Front PoW Camp before being moved to Wittenburg PoW Camp. Leonard survived the war and was released and was then discharged from the Army on 4th July 1919 because of the wounds he received near St. Julien. Leonard had spent some months in a Military Hospital in Scotland and the Warneford Hospital in Leamington. On 13th August 1920 Leonard died at home of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Exhaustion [Death Cert]. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 11 Nov 1898 in Kenilworth | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Martha Parkyn | The Pleasaunce Farm, Kenilworth |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Kenilworth | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - The Pleasaunce, Kenilworth | 1914 - Farmers Son |
| 1911 - Grove Farm, Honiley, Kenilworth | 1917 - Soldier in King's Royal Rifle Corp's |
| 1920 - The Pleasaunce Farm Cottages, Kenilworth | 1920 - Farmers Waggoner |