Leonard Close (13462 Pte.)

Leonard Close
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A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour
Rank	Private
Number	13462
Company	C Company
Attached §
Transferred ¥
Former unit ‡	None listed in SDGW
Enlisted	8 September 1914 Windermere, Westmorland
Resident	Grasmere, Westmorland
Born	Bishampton, Yorkshire
Died	1 July 1916
Where died	France and Flanders
How died	Killed in action
Age	24
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Grave (see notes)
Reference no.	I.D.12.
Resting place	Lonsdale Cemetery

Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

Definitions

*All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries. *§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment).

Notes
*Son of John and Susannah Close of 42, Oak Street, Windermere, Westmorland. *Leonard is also commemorated on the Windermere War Memorial.

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