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Lieutenant LEONARD TERRY DESPICHT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Bedfordshire Regiment

Adjt. 4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 11 February 1917

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART

B. 37.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Joseph and Lucy R. Despicht, of "Trenebie," 375, Sandycombe Rd., Kew Gardens, Surrey. Native of London.
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Buried or commemorated at

KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART
Somme France
Number of casualties: 548
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