King Arthur Leonard Pte 4264662
Personnel Entry
Name King Arthur Leonard
Army number 4264662
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted as a Regular soldier in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - 23/7/1925 at Stockton, for 7 years with the Colours and 5 on the Reserve, Aged 18 and 6 months. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/7/1940 and posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 2/12/1945. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet ascertained.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 18/7/1940.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - Normandy - date not recorded.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Born Stockton, Durham. Worked as a Rivet Catcher, presumably in shipyards. Next of Kin - Mother, Beatrice King, 13, Stoker Street, Stockton,
Source table 11DLI
