Roll of Honour
Private Leonard Holton
Linked to: Newton Purcell
Service Number: 14598
Regiment: Queen Mary's Own Hussars (18th)
Conflict: World War One
Date of Death: 20th November 1917
Age at Death: 30
Burial/Memorial Location: Cambrai Memorial, Nord, France
Son of Noah & Mary Holton, of The Post Office, Newton Purcell.
"News has recently been received in Newton Purcell that Pte. Leonard Holton, of the Yeomanry, has been killed in action. The deceased soldier, who was 30 years of age, met his death at Triscault (France) on November 20th. He was well known and highly respected in the village. His brother Pte. W. Holton, who was wounded in France last year, has been discharged from the army." Bicester Advertiser 28/12/1917