Basic Details
Surname
Kitchen
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 details. An unmarried mill worker who enlisted in June 1917 but was taken ill whilst training at Rugley in Staffordshire, dying of heart disease. He is buried in the village at the Heywood Methodist Chapel and is also listed on IWM 2689.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Cannock
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Northowram, Halifax
Cemetery
Heywood Chapel
Year of death
1918
Month of death
January
Day of death
7
Age at death
19
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial