BORN HULL 1892. SCULCOATES. SON OF RICHARD PETER FOX (1862-1950) & SARAH ANN ELIZABETH RAWSON (1865-1951), OF 44 NEW BRIODGE RD &91, SEVERN STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE SISTER, JESSIE, LIVING AT 25 HUME STREET, HULL. SON OF A BAKER. HE WAS A BUSINESS ASSITANT. A SINGLE MAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 3 INCHES TALL, 130 LBS WEIGHT, 33-25 INCH CHEST
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 02/09/1914. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 02/07/1916. SERVED WITH THE 9TH YORK & LANCS REGIMENT. KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 01/10/1916, AGED 24. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 2 YEARS AND 29 DAYS.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 29/10/1916.
First name:
LEONARD
Military Number:
34450
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/10/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
24
