Basic Details
Surname
Bedworth
Forenames
L
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Laurence
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide detail. He joined the school in 1907 and then the Civil Service in 1914 but enlisted in September of that year, first into an anti-aircraft battery and then, in May 1915, to the London Rifles. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
5th Battalion London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Serjeant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
10
Age at death
21
Manner of death as stated
UNKNOWN
Manner of death reference
Missing