Basic Details
Surname
Calvert
Forenames
Leonard
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. He was an orphan who emigrated in 1913 aged only 14. His uncle and brother remained in Halifax. Leonard was wounded serving in the Dardanelles, treated successfully in England but died on his first day in the trenches in France. This was the only memorial in Calderdale they found him on.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Commonwealth Armed Forces
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Australian Imperial Forces
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
10
Age at death
17
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action