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| 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 | ||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *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). |
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| *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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