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 or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 23 May 1916 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick All Saints | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local actions on the Somme | Commissioned 28 May 1908 (in Territorials) | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| No 7 General Hospital, St. Omer | 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire | Oundle School |
| Berkhampstead |
Military Service
- 28 May 1908 - Commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant in Royal Warwickshire Territorials (Gazette)
- 12 Oct 1914 - Promoted to Captain (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Leonard is listed as dying of his wounds on 29 Jun 1916. The 2nd Battalion war diary records that he was badly wounded at midnight on 23rd July 1916 by a German bomb [hand grenade] while is was part of a covering party in of the trenches at La Gorgue. The covering party was protecting a working party when enemy troops threw a bomb (grenade) into the crater Leonard was in which also wounded 1 other rank. Leonard died 6 days later in No 7 General Hospital, St. Omer. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 30 Jul 1888 in Leamington Spa | 29 Aug 1888 at All Saints, Warwick |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Sheldon and Fanny Kench | Rock Mill House, Milverton, Leamington Spa |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Lydia Marguerite Kench nee Baldwin | Anthony Kench born |
| Jul Qtr 1912 in Warwick | |
| Schools | Schools |
| Malvern School - 1901 | Oundle School (Dryden House & OTC) 1902 to 1906 |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Emscote Road, Warwick | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 106 Emscote Road, Warwick | 1906 - Miller in family business |
| 1901 - Southlea, Albert Road, Malvern | 1908 - 2nd Lt in Territorial Army |
| 1911 - Rock Mill House, Milverton, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Miller in family business |
| 1914 - 142 Emscote Road, Warwick | 1914 - Captain in Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
- Sheldon's son Anthony was an RAF Pilot in World War Two
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
