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Second Lieutenant LEONARD JOHN ANSTEY

Service Number: 121404
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Berkshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 May 1940

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CHERCQ CHURCHYARD

Grave 1.

Belgium

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Ernest William and Gladys Maud Anstey, of Standerwick, Somerset. B.Sc., Agriculture (Reading).
  • Personal Inscription "KIND TO MAN, STEADFAST, SURE." WISDOM VII:23
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Buried or commemorated at

CHERCQ CHURCHYARD
Hainaut Belgium
Number of casualties: 30
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