SCOTT Edmund Richard, commended 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment from 11th November 1902 to 11th November 1906. In 1891 he was stationed as an Officer in the army barracks at Glen Parva, Leicestershire. He was born at St Davids,Carmarthenshire, South Wales. In 1911 he was now married an...
OLIVER Charles Frederick, Sir, Kt, T.D., D.L., J.P., Colonel, 4th Leicestershire Regiment 1892 to 1939. Born 1st February 1868 and died 7th August 1939 in a nursing home at 20, devonshire Place, London. He had undergone an operation on the Saturday prior to his death. He was formerly High...
Lieutenant Colonel, Sir Robert Edmund Martin, C.M.G., T.D., V.L., J.P., M.A., LLD., Served with the 5th Leicestershire Regiment 1908 - 1915. He commanded the 4th Battalion in 1915 He was badly wounded during fighting at Hohenzollern Redoubt, 13th October 1915.During his 36 years as Chairman of...
Lieutenant Colonel 67123 John William Burton Marshall, O.B.E., Of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment Born the 3rd January 1916 of Trinity Cottages, Quarley near Andover, Hampshire and died 9th September 1960 at the Keel Strand, County Kerry, Ireland. He was the husband of Barbara Jane, nee...
Brigadier 245350 James Alan Comrie COWAN, CBE, Last Commanding Officer of the 1st Royal Leicestershire regiment April 1964 - August 1964. First Commanding Officer 4th Royal Anglian Regiment. He was born on the 20th September 1923 to Ronald Colquhoun and Violet, nee Sydney. He died on the 17th...
Major 3877. 7th Royal West Kent Regiment attached to 44th, Reconnaissance Corps, formerly 2nd Leicestershire Regiment, killed aged 35. Son of Arthur & Evelyn A, husband of Rita Kelway Withington of Oswestry, Shropshire
Buried at Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
This memorial is...
Major 44022 George Guy Barry ANDERSON, 2nd Leicestershire Regiment, killed in action at Crete on the 23rd May 1941 aged 32. he was the son of John and Joan and husband of Rona of Quorn, Leicestershire He is commemorated on a memorial in Leicester Cathedral and also on the Athens Memorial...
Colonel 63764 Michael Moore M.C., T.D., D.L., Commanded 2/5th Bn Battalion The Royal Leicestershire Regiment August 1952 - August 1956 Born 29th September 1916 and died 13th August 1984 The memorial is in Leicester Cathedral
www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/have-you-a-tiger/r...
Lieutenant Colonel 67122 John Horace Marriott, M.C. He commended the 5th Royal Leicestershire Regiment from August 1959 to 1961. Born 23rd January 1916 and died 21st January 2007 at Sheringham, Norfolk. This memorial is in Leicester Cathedral...
Edward Lacy CHALLENOR C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., Commanded 1st Battalion, Leicestershire regiment 3rd August 1919 to 10th August 1923. In 1911 he was living at 11, Leicestershire Road, St Helier, reading Road, Farnborough, Hampshire along with his wife Edith Millicent. He was an army...
Major General, Charles Guinand Blackader, C.B., D.S.O., The Leicestershire Regiment. Born 20th September 1869 and died 2nd April 1921 at Millbank Hospital, Middlesex. He was born in Glasgow Thomas and Janet of Glasgow. He was married to Marian Ethel nee Melbourn. They lived at 26, Half Moon...
SERJEANSTON Cecil Myles, O.B.E., D.L., Major. He served in the Leicestershire Regiment from 2nd May 1891 to 28th October 1908. He was secretary of the Leicestershire and Rutland Territorial Association from 1908 - 1937. He died 9th September 1940 aged 69. He lived at The Larches, Kirkby...
Colonel John Edward Sarson, C.B., O.B.E., V.D., T.D., D.L., 4th Leicestershire Regiment from 1860 to 1937. Died 29th April 1940 aged 95. He lived at 23, Woodland Avenue, Leicester and died at Tiptoe Lodge, Tiptoe, Hampshire. His effects from Probate went to Edward Vipan Sarson, retired colonel...
PALLOT, Michael St George. Commended 1st The Royal Leicestershire Regiment from December 1958 to July 1961. He was born 23rd April 1916 and died 9th Hanuary 2004. This memorial is in Leicester Cathedral
http://www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/have-you-a-tiger/record/44956/
PINDER Harold Senhouse, Brigadier. C.B.E., M.C., The Royal Leicestershire Regiment 1908 - 1945. Colonel The Royal Leicestershire Regiment 1948 - 1954
Died 20th December 1974 aged 85. This memorial is in Leicester Cathedral...
Colonel, John Puxley White JAMIE, MC, TD, DL, 5th Royal Leicestershire Regiment 1914 - 1953
Honorary Colonel 5th Battalion, 1949 - 1953
He was born in 1895 at Coalville, Leicestershire to Robert Wyatt (Medical Practitioner) and Margaret Stuart . In 1911 the family were living at...
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