Arthur Leslie – Cecil – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 10/03/1915
Title
Arthur Leslie – Cecil – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 10/03/1915
Initials / forenames
Arthur Leslie
Surname
Cecil
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
London Regiment, 1st/3rd Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), "D" Company
Military rank
Private
Military number
2115
Railway department
Audit Office
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
10/03/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: May 1915 Supplement (No.1) p1
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial
Notes
Aged 20, son of William Henry Cecil of 26 Seven Kings Road, Seven Kings, Essex and the late Emily Eliza Cecil. He joined the regiment on 1st September 1914 and sailed to Malta on 4th September. He left for France on 2 January. He was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle. There is a letter of his and a group photo with him in it on page 162 (May 1915) of the Magazine.
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
15/08/2016
Last updated
15/08/2016
Citation
“Arthur Leslie – Cecil – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 10/03/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 13, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59424.