BORN HULL 1895. THIRD SON OF WILLIAM WEYMESS (1856-1917) & FANNY MARIA LONG (1859-1934), of 78 ENGLISH STREET, HULL. SON OF A SCOTTISH, SEA CAPTAIN, FROM DUNDEE. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. EDUCATED AT TRINITY HOUSE NAVIGATIONAL SCHOOL. EMPLOYED AS A FRUIT BROKER’S CLERK.
HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY ON 08/09/1914. SERVED WITH THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS ON 09/04/1917, AGED 21.
HIS FATHER WILLIAM DIED AT SEA ON 18/12/1917 AND IS BURIED IN CALAIS.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, GEORGE WEYMESS, 11/429, SERVED WITH THE HULL PALS AND DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 04/08/1916.
LEONARD WEMYSS IS LISTED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE WW1 MEMORIAL. ALSO RECORDED ON THE ST JAMES CHURCH & WALKER STREET, MEMORIAL WITH HIS BROTHER AND FATHER, WILLIAM WEYMESS (1856-1917), of 78, ENGLISH STREET, HULL.
| Name | Leonard Wemyss |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1895. Son of F. M. Wemyss, of 78, English St., Hull, and the late William Wemyss. |
| Death Date | 9 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 36300 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 227, East Yorkshire Regt. |
