Private Horace William Leavesley

Private Horace William Leavesley

Army Number : 12400

Battalion : 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Radford, Nottingham. Lived at 5, Mosley Terrace, Churchfield Lane, Radford, Nottingham. Son of Walter and Sarah Leavesely. He was a lace carriage stationer prior to enlisting at Nottingham. He served in Gallipoli during 1915 and was killed in action, 26th September 1916, aged 21, on the German positions near Ovillers, France, during the Battle of the Somme.

Commemorated : Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Horace William Leavesley is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
St. Peter’s Church War Memorial, Radford, Nottingham.
St. Cyprian’s Church War Memorial, Carlton, Nottingham.