Leslie John Cecil – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 04/08/1916
Title
Leslie John Cecil – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 04/08/1916
Initials / forenames
Leslie John Cecil
Surname
Smith
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
County of London (Queen's) Regiment, 2nd/ 22nd Battalion, "D" Company
Military rank
Private
Military number
5754
Railway department
Peterborough
Railway job
Greaser
Date died
04/08/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: October 1916, p269
Memorial
Louez Military Cemetery, Duisans
Notes
Aged 20, son of Annie Alice Broughton (formerly Smith) of 26 St Margaret's Rd, Old Fletton, Peterborough and the late John Thomas Smith. He had been with the GER for three years. He enlisted in the Huntingdon Cyclist Corps in 1914. He later volunteered for service in May 1916 with the County of London (Queen's) in France. He was killed in action. <br /><br />The GER Magazine reports that he was in his 21st year when he died.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
16/11/2016
Last updated
16/11/2016
Citation
“Leslie John Cecil – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 04/08/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45788.