Private Leonard Dorsett
1899 - 24th October 1918 (19)
DOB 1899 Dudley (6c 122)
Possible Baptism
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St John (Kates Hill
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 04 Aug 1899
Person forename Leonard
Person sex M
Father forename Enoch
Mother forename Eliza
Father surname DORSETT
Person abode High St. Kates Hill
Father occupation Carter
FATHER Enoch Dorsett
MOTHER Eliza Jane Wright
1901 15 High St Dudley
Enoch Dorsett 26 Head Scrap Iron Dealer
Eliza J “ 26 wife
Beatrice “ 3 Daug
Leonard “ 1 Son
Gertie 5months Daug
Sylvia Taylor 19 Visitor
Elizabeth Millard 16 Servant
Sarah Wright 25 Sister in law
1911 9 Bear Rd, 15 High St, Kates Hill, Dudley
Enoch Dorsett 36 Head scrap Iron Dealer
Elizabeth “ 36 Wife
Beatrice “ 13 Daug
Leonard “ 11 Son
Arthur “ 9 Son
Mary “ 4 Daug
Frank “ 3 Son
Minnie “ 1 Daug
WW1 RECORDS
DORSETT Leonard
Service Number: 40976
Rank: Private
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Infantry
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Battalion
Unit: 2nd/7th Battalion
Former Units: None
Date of Death: 24th October 1918
Age At Death: 19
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial:
Canonne Farm British Cemetery, Sommaing, France, Grave A. 14.
Place of Birth: Unknown
Home Town: Unknown
Casualty’s Relatives: Son of Enoch and Eliza J. Dorsett, 18 Earl St., Kates Hill, Dudley
DOD 24th October 1918 France KIA
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... d-dorsett/
BURIAL Canonne Farm British Cemetery, Sommaing, France, Grave A. 14.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244 ... -l-dorsett
COMMEMORATED
Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial
Dudley War Memorial
https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... t-leonard/
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... ry/1676889
Any further information
Leonard Dorsett appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.
Is this Leonards Father Enoch Dorsett
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=667712
Completed Leonard Dorsett 1899-1918
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Parents Marriage
9/6/1895 St Giles Rowley Regis Dudley Staffordshire (6c 134)
Parish Register Number 403
Enoch Dorsett 20 B Store Dealer Rowley Regis
Father Richard Dorsett Labourer
Eliza Jane Wright 20 S Rowley Regis
Father Samuel Wright Miner
Witnesses William Jabez Hill & Elizabeth Hill
9/6/1895 St Giles Rowley Regis Dudley Staffordshire (6c 134)
Parish Register Number 403
Enoch Dorsett 20 B Store Dealer Rowley Regis
Father Richard Dorsett Labourer
Eliza Jane Wright 20 S Rowley Regis
Father Samuel Wright Miner
Witnesses William Jabez Hill & Elizabeth Hill
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