We remember Leonard Portsmouth

We remember Leonard Portsmouth

Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Stoke Newington, North London United Kingdom Source:7018326 Source:8503056 1896
1911
employment Telegraph Messenger General Post Office London United Kingdom Source:8961396 April 1911
1911
location 48 Park Street, Stoke Newington, North London United Kingdom parents address Source:8961396 April 1911
1914
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8503056 1914
1914
service British Army Rifleman 2988 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifle) Source:7018326 1914 - 31st December 1916
1917
service British Army Rifleman 370990 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7018326 1st January 1917 - 6th September 1917
service British Army Private 370990 London Regiment Source:3560914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8503056
1917
death Killed in Action Ieper, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7018326 Source:8503056 6th September 1917
burial Track X Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7018326

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Leonard
Initials L
Last Name Portsmouth
Source 3560914
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
48 Park Street, Stoke Newington, North London United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 370990 London Regiment Private
British Army 2988 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifle) Rifleman
British Army 370990 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Anne Portsmouth mother
David Portsmouth father

Media

Media

No media items were found

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433

No external evidence

No multimedia sources

Stories

We remember Leonard Portsmouth

Also remembered by 2 people