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South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Driver T2/016871 Leonard CHATFIELD - HQ Company, 22nd Divisional Train, Army Service Corps


Died on Friday 11th August 1916 aged 28

grave for l chatfield


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
5 Dec 1915 in Salonika ~ Clifton upon Dunsmore
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Died of Acute Infected Jaundice 3 Sep 1914 at Rugby Pulborough, Sussex.
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
29th General Hospital, Salonika    
     

Circumstances of Death

On 1 August 1916 Leonard was admitted to the 29th General Hospital in Salonika with Acute Infected Jaundice, he did not recover and died there on 11 August 1916.


 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
5 Sep 1888  
   
Parents NamesAbode
Frederick and Sarah Chatfield  Mare Hill, Pulborough, Sussex 
   
Wife and Marriage DetailsChildren
   
   
SchoolsColleges
Pulborough C of E School 1895 to 1902
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1888 - Pulborough 1895 - Scholar
1891 - Lower Nash Drive, Broomers Hill, Pulborough 1901 - Scholar
1901 - Lower Nash Drive, Broomers Hill, Pulborough 1911 - Groom
1911 - Manor Road, Brackley, Northants 1914 - Groom / Chauffeur
1914 - Rugby area  
   
  • We have not yet found a link to Clifton but Leonard enlisted in Rugby and had moved away from Pulborough by 1911.