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222108 L/Sgt Leonard Norman Wilkinson British Army 2nd Battalion Border Regiment from:Leeds (d.25th Sep 1915) Leonard Wilkinson was working as a postman in Harrogate 1914. We know he had enlisted in Juppulpore, India originally, so presumably after he had finished his tour of duty, he moved to Leeds and volunteered when WW1 broke out. He belonged to the 2nd Btn Border Regt and his service number was 6478. His father Burtwood was in the Royal Warwickshire Regt and died in India 1887 when Leonard was just 1 year old - his mother Anna Corrigan (Annie Wilkinson) then married George Phillips the year after in 1888, also in India and they had a son George. Leonard had two sisters, Sarah Mary and Esther Anna. When he died, he left a wife, Sarah Jane and two children, Geoffrey Leonard and Nina. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**