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Surname: VARLEY
Forename(s): Leonard
Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire
Service No: ---
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1915-11-11
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. M. 40.
CWGC Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Leonard Varley (born 29 March 1893) was the son of George and Sarah (Mary) Varley, née Hodgson. Both parents were born at Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
1901 Bradford, Yorkshire Census: 6, Whetley Street - Leonard Varley, aged 8 years, born Bradford, son of George and Mary Varley.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: T/Lieut. Leonard Varley, 1/6th West Riding Regiment. Theatre of War first served in 1 - France. Date of entry therein: 20 September 1915. Correspondence Address: G. Varley Esq (Father) 22 Wensley Avenue, Bradford Road, Shipley, Yorks.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Lieut L. Varley, 6 West Riding. Date and Place of Death: 12.11.15. Killed in action. To whom Issued/Amount: Father - George Varley Esq. £87 11s. 8d.
Leonard is commemorated in the 'City of Bradford Great War 1914-1918 Roll of Honour'.
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: West Yorkshire Pioneer Article
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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