Name
Leonard Lewis Newman
1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
20/08/1917
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
499020
Royal Army Medical Corps
47th Casualty Clearing Station
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY
IV. H. 1.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
"STEADFAST TO THE END"
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Cheshunt memorials, Surbiton War memorial
Pre War
Leonard Lewis Newman was born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire in 1896, son of Frederick Charles Newman a Metropolitan Police Officer and Mary Ann (believed to be Snelling) Newman. One of eight children although one died in infancy.
The family moved from Cheshunt, to Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey in 1897.
1901 Census records Leonard aged 5, living with his parents, and five brothers and sister May (8) at, 17 Egmont Road, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey. His farther is recorded as a Metropolitan Police Sergent.
His father Frederick retired from the police Force on 18th July 1910, with a Police Pension.
1911 Census records Leonard aged 15, employed as a Grocers Assistant, living with his parents, four brothers and sister May (18), still at, 17 Egmont Road.
Wartime Service
Leonard enlisted at Surbiton, Surrey, on 29th March 1915, giving his age as 19 yrs. + 6 months, and his occupation a Butcher. He was attested for 1 year with the 3rd/3rd Home Counties Field Ambulance, T F, with the service number 3386.
He later volunteered for overseas service and issued with the service number 499020. He was killed during an enemy air raid on 20th August 1917, while serving in Belgium, at the time of his death he was serving with the 1st/1st Home Counties Casualty Clearing Station, attached to 47th Casualty Clearing Station.
Additional Information
His effects of £7-4-10, pay owing and his war gratuity of £10-10-00, went to his father Frederick Newman.
His elder brother Private 499020 George Alfred Newman of “The Buffs” (East Kent Regiment), died on 1st April 1917, in France.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
