BORN HULL 1897. BABTISED HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, ON 01/03/1897. ONLY SON OF THOMAS & KATE ROWE, AT 31 BRIGHTON STREET (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS), AND 18, PERRY STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS, MINNE, FLORENCE, OLIVE AND GLADYS. EMPLOYED AS AN OFFICE BOY AND CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 0612/1916. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 08/08/1916. WOUNDED IN THE ARM, ON 04/05/1917 AND WOUNDED AGAIN ON 04/12/1917. REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/12/1917, AGED 20. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
| Name | Leonard Thomas Rowe |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull – 1897 |
| Death Date | 23 Dec 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Rifleman. (Lance Corporal) |
| Regiment | King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | C/12985 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
LEONARD THOMAS
Military Number:
12985
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
23/12/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
20
18, PERRY STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
