Sunderland.+Leonard

Leonard Sunderland.

Born 1896. Served as Private 27921 in Durham Light Infantry.Also served in Army Service Corps. ( M T ) at Sydenham. Service reckoned from 2-10-15 when he enlisted. Service- Home 11-15 to 12-4-16 Joined BEF and served in France 13-4-16 to 28-5-16 Home 29-5-16 to 10-12-16 ( possibly wounded ) France 10-12-16 to 18-1-17 Home 18-1-17 to 8-2-19 Demobed 8-2-19

A joiner by trade ,he achieved Class one in his trade as Private 162005 when with the ASC on 30-1-18 Leonard lived at Goose Eye Farm Oakworth when he enlisted aged 19 years. His father was John William Sunderland and mother Elizabeth.For a tine the family lived at June St. Ingrow. His address is later given as 3 Spring Bank, Goose Eye, where he lived until his marriage.

Leonard married Mabel Blades at Keighley in 1923 and he died aged 82 years in 1978.