We remember William Robert Norman Leslie

We remember William Robert Norman Leslie

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1884
sibling Dorothy Mary Leslie Source:9124010 7th October 1884
1886
sibling Marjory Elizabeth Leslie Source:9124010 12th October 1886
1889
birth Benares now known as Varanasi India Source:9123990 12th April 1889
1889
sibling Muriel Grace Everleen Twin Sister Leslie Source:9124010 12th April 1889
1898
education Junior King’s School from January 1898 King’s School Canterbury from February 1903 to August 1906 where he played in the Rugby XV in 1904 and 1905 The King's School Canterbury United Kingdom Source:9123990 January 1898 - February 1903
1906
education September 1906 he went on to G.W. Watson's School in London until 1908 G.W. Watson's School London United Kingdom Source:9124067 September 1906 - March 1908
1908
location c/o Rev R. V. Faithfull-Davies 15 Southend Road Beckenham United Kingdom away from home address Source:9124067 March 1908
1908
education 27th of March 1908 he applied for entry to the Royal Military College Sandhurst and gained a place later that year, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment on the 9th of March 1910 Royal Military College Sandhurst Sandhurst United Kingdom Source:9123990 27th March 1908 - 1910
1910
service British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment Source:9123990 9th March 1910 - 9th January 1912
1910
commission Source:9123990 1910
1912
service British Army Lieutenant 15381/3 Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:9124067 10th January 1912 - 18th June 1913
1913
employment Unknown Asiatic Petroleum Company Singapore Straits Settlements Singapore Source:9123990 1913 - 1914
1914
service British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Gloucester Regiment Source:9123990 3rd October 1914 - January 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant 15382/7 3rd Battalion Gloucester Regiment attd 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment C Company Source:9124067 3rd January 1915 - 25th January 1915
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:2637598 3rd January 1915
1919
location Heighs Hurstwood Sussex United Kingdom parents address Source:2637598 1919
location High Hurstwood, Sussex United Kingdom parents address Source:2637598
1915
death Killed in Action 'C Company was ordered to move to a position at Pont Fixe and while they were moving forward they came under shell fire which killed William Leslie and four of his men' La Bassee France Source:7050562 Source:9123990 Source:9124067 25th January 1915
burial Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Grave No. 2 Le Preol France V. H. 3. Source:7050562 Source:9124067

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Robert Norman
Initials WRN
Last Name Leslie
Source 2637598
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Heighs Hurstwood Sussex United Kingdom parents address known 1919
High Hurstwood, Sussex United Kingdom parents address
c/o Rev R. V. Faithfull-Davies 15 Southend Road Beckenham United Kingdom away from home address March 1908
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Gloucester Regiment Lieutenant
British Army Gloucestershire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army 15382/7 3rd Battalion Gloucester Regiment attd 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment C Company Lieutenant
British Army 15381/3 Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Elizabeth Nee Greenville-Grey Leslie mother
Colonel William Clarence Colebrook Leslie father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dorothy Mary LESLIE sister 7th October 1884
Marjory Elizabeth LESLIE sister 12th October 1886
Muriel Grace Everleen Twin Sister LESLIE sister 12th April 1889

Media

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  • William Robert Norman Leslies
    School photograph aged approx 14 taken at The King’s School, Cantab

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  • Leslie, WRN
    Name on the Singapore cenotaph

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  • W R Norman Leslie Signature
    Norman Leslie's in March 1908 signature from his Officer's File

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  • WRN Leslie Obit
    Notice of WRN Leslie KIA in Straits Times newspaper, Singapore

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  • Ipoh War Memorial Perak Malaysia

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  • Ipoh War Memorial Perak Malaysia

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  • The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore
    Singapore Cenotaph Plaque

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  • The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore
    Singapore Cenotaph

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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The King's School CanterburyRoll of Honour Rosemary251
Singapore Cricket Club The Supreme Sacrifice Rosemary251
THE LONDON GAZETTE Rosemary251
The Millett - Leslie Connection Rosemary251
Roll of Honour - Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died in the Great War Rosemary251

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William Robert Norman Leslies Rosemary251
Leslie, WRN Rosemary251
W R Norman Leslie Signature Rosemary251
WRN Leslie Obit Rosemary251
Ipoh War Memorial Perak Malaysia Rosemary251
Ipoh War Memorial Perak Malaysia Rosemary251
The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore Rosemary251
The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore Rosemary251

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