The First World War
Officers of The Royal Canadian Regiment
Lieut. William Louis Barrett-Lennard, M.C.
Soldiers of the First World War database entry - W.L. Barrett-Lennard
Lieut. William Louis Barrett-Lennard (1918)
Service:
- Prior service; 3 years, 72nd Regiment, Annapolis Battalion of Infantry
- Enlisted 18 Oct 1914, regimental number 20222
- Attested for overseas service with The R.C.R. on 23 Aug 1915
- Cpl; 28 May 1916
- Pte; 26 Jul 1916
- A/L/Cpl; 16 Oct 1916
- L/Cpl; 20 Mar 1917
- Gazetted 7 Sep 1917
- Joined RCR 7 Sep 1917
- Joined RCR from overseas 21 Nov 1917
- Granted leave to Naples 11 Feb 1918
- Granted 14 days leave to U.K. 8 Sep 1918
First World War Mention in Despatches:
Lieut., The RCR; L.G. 31089, 27 Dec 1918
M.C. Citation:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 JUNE, 1919. 30 May 1919, Issue number: 31370, Page number: 6836Entry at thePeerage.com
William Louis Barrett-Lennard was born in 1893.1 He was the son of William Barrett-Lennard and Laura Sophia Johnson. He married Agnes Mildred Dowsett, daughter of Nathaniel Dowsett, in 1920. William Louis Barrett-Lennard fought in the First World War, where he was wounded. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Canadian Infantry. (Cited reference: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition.)
Date of Birth - 28 Aug 1893; Russell, Manitoba
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