Surname(s) | Kingdon |
First name(s) | Leonard |
Date of birth | 13 April 1890 |
Family details | Son of William Frederick Kingdon (a bookseller) and Catherine Ann (nee Gibbons) |
Previous education | Pierremond College, Broadstairs |
College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
Dates at college | 1908 |
Dept / course | Medicine |
Military unit | Royal Flying Corps 12 Sqdn.; Secondary Regiment Worcestershire |
Date enlisted | 1914 |
War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
Campaigns | Theatre of War France. Dec 1914 to Jan 1915 and to January 1916 |
Decorations / medals | 15 Star, British War and Victory Medals |
Date of death | 12 January 1916 |
Age at death | 25 |
Rank at death | Second Lieutenant (Pilot) |
Place of death | Mouscron, near Tourcoing |
Cause of death | Shot down while flying |
Burial place | Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension |
Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |