Leonard Watkins
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 25450
Parents: Mark and Mary Ann Watkins
Marital status: Single
Home address: 1 Northside, Mayfield Park, Fishponds, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Sanitary dealer
Date of birth: 1877
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 10/04/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Mangotsfield Downend Cemetery. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 39
Further information:
Leonard was born in Mangotsfield, the son of a coal miner and the youngest child of five with two brothers and two sisters. In 1891 Leonard was working as a shoemaker and in 1901 as a general labourer.
Leonard's battalion (the 12th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry) was formed at Plymouth in April 1916 then deployed to France as Army Troops Fourth Army. In April 1917 it became the 156th & 157th Labour Companies of the Labour Corps. At the time of his death, Leonard was stationed on the Home Front and he died at Crownhill Fort, Eggbuckland Devon from a heart rupture.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/