Basic Details
Surname
Ward
Forenames
Leonard Richard
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
64122
Honours
Mentioned in Despatches
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 52 Eastgate. [The entry states that he was reported wounded and missing, believed killed in action at Greassey [sic]. As the 58th Battalion was in the vicinity of Chauny (in the Aisne region) at the relevant time, the Roll's note re 'Greassey' was possibly alluding to the town of Crecy-sur-Serre, but that is uncertain].

(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)
Machine Gun Corps
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not stated
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
22
Manner of death as stated
Reported wounded and missing, believed killed in action at Greassey [sic]
Manner of death reference
Missing