Douglas, Leslie Hall | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Douglas, L. H.

Forename(s):

Leslie Hall

Surname:

Douglas

Date of Birth:

Monday, November 14, 1887

Date of Death:

Friday, July 9, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

2nd Northumbrian Field Company, Royal Engineers

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Leslie was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to John Douglas and Mary Jane Douglas. Leslie enlisted on 8th September1914 and died on 9th July 1915 aged 28.

Addresses before and during the war

33 Brighton Grove, Newcastle upon Tyne (place of residence as entered in the 1891 and 1901 Census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Leslie is buried in the Dranouter Churchyard in Heuvelland West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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Research information

Sources:

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Sam Wagner