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LEONARD SCHRIMSHAW
England
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THE LATE CHARLES CHRISTOPHER SCHRIMSHAW. HIS STEP MOTHER MARIANNE GARDNER, LIVED IN BEVERLEY IN 1901. HE LIVED IN WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK. HE ENLISTED AT GRANTHAM. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 12639, 7TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 14/07/1915. WAS KILLED AT YPRES, ON 20/08/1915, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTERS, MARY E SCHRIMSHAW, AND DORIS JOHNSON. HE IS BURIED IN BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, "THY WILL BE DONE".
| Name | Leonard Scrimshaw |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Residence | Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Death Date | 20 Aug 1915 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Grantham |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12639 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Ieper 8902
Vlaanderen
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