Basic Details
Surname
Smith
Forenames
Leslie John Cecil
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
5754
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 26 St Margaret's Road, Old Fletton.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
22nd London, The Queen`s
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Arras (Oppy Wood)
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Duisans
Cemetery
Louez Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
4
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at Oppy Wood, buried at Long [sic] Military Cemetery near Douisans [sic].
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action