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Surname: BURROWS
Forename(s): Leonard Victor
Place of Birth: Belper, Derbyshire
Service No: ---
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 46th (North Midland) Division
Age: 26
Date of Death: 1918-09-01
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: IV. F. 9.
CWGC Cemetery: FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Leonard Victor Burrows was the son of Joseph Robert and Florence Annie Burrows, née Hemstock. Joseph was born at Belper, Derbyshire and Florence at Bingham, Nottinghamshire.
1901 Belper, Derbyshire Census: Wyver Lane - Leonard V. Burrows, aged 9 years, born Belper, son of Joseph R. and Florence A. Burrows.
1911 Milford, Derbyshire Census: Chevin - Leonard Victor Burrows, aged 19 years, born Belper, Derbyshire, son of Joseph Robert and Florence Annie Burrows.
Leonard was married to Jessica Ellen Bishop in 1918.
Leonard is listed in the Nominal Roll of the 1/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment): Cpl L.V. Burrows.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: L/Cpl, WOII, Leonard Victor Burrows, 2247, 265456, W. Rid. R.; 2/Lt 6th Notts & Derby R. (TF). Theatre of War first served in: 1 [France]. Date of entry therein: 14.4.15. Commissioned N. & D. Regt.: 25.4.17. K. in A. 2[sic].9.18. Correspondence: (Widow) Mrs L.V. Burrows, Stirton Grange, Skipton, Yks.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: WO.Cl.II, CSM L. V. Burrows, 2247, 265456, 1/6th W. Rid. R. Commissioned.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: 2 Lieut L. V. Burrows. Notts & Derby Regiment. K. in A. 2[sic].9.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: 2/Lt L. V. Burrows, 6/Notts & Derby. Date and Place of Death: 1.9.18. K. ion A. To whom issued/Amount: Administratrix - Mrs Jessica Ellen Burrows. £120 15s. 4d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) for Leonard not found.
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: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BURROWS, Second Lieutenant Victor, Sherwood Foresters, Stirton, nr. Skipton, killed Sept. 1, 1918.
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2nd Lieutenant Leonard Victor BURROWS

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 46th (North Midland) Division
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