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Lance Corporal Ernest Leyde

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Leyde, Ernest
Date of birth: 1872-04-30
Place of birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Next of kin: Otto T. Leyde, R.S.A.(father) Charlotte Leyde,(mother) Edinburgh
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Date of death: 1916-04-08
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, V. A. 8.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 75117
Rank detail
  1. Lance Corporal, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards

Memorial Cross
Notes: for sale on ebay Sept 2008

Images

75117 l.cpl. Leyde 29th Batt grave stone

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 497427
LAC ID: 531064
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5633-S047
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Otto T. Leyde, R.S.A., and Charlotte Leyde, of Edinburgh. previous service 3 years 9th Q.R.V.B. Royal Scots.

Uploader's Research notes: 29th Battalion Nominal Roll

October 2018 - 1914/15 Star trio and Memorial Cross offered on London Medal Company website. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion 29th Battalion Nominal Roll Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion Memorial Cross ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-10-27