The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private L J H Spear

Photograph by "LESUEUR Dominique"

Private Leslie James Herring SPEAR, G15101, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, (gun shot wound chest), 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 10.00am, 17th October 1916, age 19.

21st July 1897, born Kensington, Middlesex, son of James H. S & *Elizabeth J. J Spear, of Church Street, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire.

1911 Census - Hardwick Arms, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire - Elizabeth J Spear, head, age 43, widow, publican, own account, born Plymouth, Devon; Leslie James H Spear, son, age 13, school, born Kensington, London; Arnold Alfred Spear, son, age 12, born Cold East, Devon; Douglas Charles Spear, son, ager 10, born Kensington, London; Gladys E Spear, daughter, age 6, born Westminster, London; Ivy Spear, daughter, age 3, born Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire.

1915 June, Kensington Registration District, *Elizabeth J Spear married Alfred Jakes.

Enlisted Gamlingay, Bedfordshire, age 18 years & 4 months, height 5ft 9½ inches, weight 142lbs. Resided Church Street, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire. Formerly farm labourer.

Home 11th December 1915 to 12th September 1916; BEF 13th September 1916 to 17th October 1916.

11th December 1915, enlisted; 12th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 11th May 1916, mobilized; 11th May 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th May 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st September 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 13th September 1916, posted BEF; 13th September 1916, Infantry Base Depot; 29th September 1916, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

9th September 1918, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, dead; Mother, Elizabeth J Jakes, Church Street, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire; Brothers - #Douglas Charles Herring Spear, age 18, Pte 22378. Royal Marine Barracks, ?????; $Arnold A H Spear, age 20, ??????; Sisters - Gladys Spear, age 15, Church Street, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire; Ivy Spear, age 12, Church Street, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire.

#Douglas Charles Herring Spear, Pte 22378. Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division. born 18th February 1901, enlisted 25th September 1918.

$ Arnold A H Spear, L.Tel, Royal Navy, J33109.

Buried at St Sever Cemetery, B. 13. 22., Rouen, France.

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