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Private Lionel Leonard Floyd

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Private Lionel Leonard Floyd Veteran

Birth
Watchet, West Somerset District, Somerset, England
Death
21 Apr 1917 (aged 17–18)
Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
Burial
Minehead, West Somerset District, Somerset, England Add to Map
Plot
1304
Memorial ID
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He was born at Watchet in 1899 and was the son of Thomas Floyd of Watchet (1875-1940) and Louise Mary Floyd nee Chidgey of Watchet (1876-1941), who were married in 1897.
​ His siblings were:
1. Donald Redvers Russell Floyde (1900-1974)
2. Reginald Stanley Floyde (1902-1925)
3. Eda Winifred Floyde (1904-1983)
4. Frederic Russell Floyde (1906-1938)
The family originally resided in Watchet but in 1901 they moved to 'Belmont', 109, Cher Road, Minehead.
As soon as he was 18 he enlisted at Taunton as Private 34664 in the 1st Battalion of the Princess Charlotte of Wale's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) .
He died from sudden illness at Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the 21st April 1917, aged 18 years, and was buried at Plot 1304 of Minehead Cemetery. He is commemorated on the Minehead War Memorial.
​Lionel's parents and brother; Frederick, are also buried at Minehead Cemetery.
He was born at Watchet in 1899 and was the son of Thomas Floyd of Watchet (1875-1940) and Louise Mary Floyd nee Chidgey of Watchet (1876-1941), who were married in 1897.
​ His siblings were:
1. Donald Redvers Russell Floyde (1900-1974)
2. Reginald Stanley Floyde (1902-1925)
3. Eda Winifred Floyde (1904-1983)
4. Frederic Russell Floyde (1906-1938)
The family originally resided in Watchet but in 1901 they moved to 'Belmont', 109, Cher Road, Minehead.
As soon as he was 18 he enlisted at Taunton as Private 34664 in the 1st Battalion of the Princess Charlotte of Wale's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) .
He died from sudden illness at Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the 21st April 1917, aged 18 years, and was buried at Plot 1304 of Minehead Cemetery. He is commemorated on the Minehead War Memorial.
​Lionel's parents and brother; Frederick, are also buried at Minehead Cemetery.


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