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Birth GRO 1st qtr 1879
CHATFIELD, Leonard Hastings 2b 46
Death GRO 1st qtr 1952
CHATFIELD, Leonard 73 Southend 4a 768
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Leonard Chatfield aged 73 was buried in Grave no 17381 Plot T on the 22 Nov 1952 and lived at 319 Westborough Road, Westcliff on Sea.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 127300401
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Family History Library Film 1341218
Public Records Office Reference RG11, Piece / Folio 0916 / 64, Page Number 17
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Moved to Tunbridge Wells by 1881.
Census 1881: Leonard CHATFIELD, M, Son, age 2, born Hastings, Sussex.
Census 1881: Dwelling 7 Granville Rd., Tonbridge, Kent, England
Census 1891: Dwelling 7 Granville Rd., Tonbridge, Kent, England
Census 1901: Dwelling in Camberwell no relationship to householder, Drapers Assistant. Worked at Jones and Higgins Department Store in Peckham, S. London.
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England and Wales Census, 31 Mar 1901
Name Leonard Chatfield
Event Place Camberwell, London, Middlesex, England
County London, Middlesex
Civil Parish Camberwell
Ecclesiastical Parish St Mary Magdalene
Sub-District Peckham
Registration District Camberwell
Residence Note Rye Lane
Gender Male
Age 22
Occupation DRAPERS ASSISTANT
Relationship to Head of Household None
Birth Year (Estimated) 1879
Birthplace Hastings, Sussex
Schedule Type 2
Page Number 1
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England and Wales Census, 1911
Name Leonard Chatfield
County Hampshire
Parish Fleet
Sub-District Odiham
Registration District Hartley Wintney
Gender Male
Age 32
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: BUILDER HOUSE
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace Hastings, Sussex
Record Type Household
Leonard Chatfield Head M 32 Hastings, Sussex
Edith Chatfield Wife F 31 Boldre, Hampshire
Leonard Chatfield Son M 4 Fleet, Hampshire
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World War I
Joined 12 Dec 1914 at Aldershot, Hants.
Trade or calling at time: Clerk
Address at time: Valetta, Connaught Road, Fleet, Hants.
Army Pay Corps. No. 4201
Had not served in Armed Forces before.
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He enlisted 14 December 1914 as a Private in the Army Pay Corps at Aldershot.
He was appointed temporary Lance Corporal 8 February 1915
He was promoted to temporary Sergeant 22 Apr 1915
He was discharged at Woking 14 February 1919

Temporary rank means he was entitled to wear the rank and use the Sergeants Mess but he didn't get paid for that rank.

Kevin Chatfield states: It looks like he never left the UK and there is no mention of medal entitlement.

Some of the handwriting is really difficult to read and at times impossible. When he was discharged from the army in 1919 he carried on in the same job as a civilian. I was wondering if he stayed there between the wars and got promoted and gained seniority and when the second war started he re-enlisted, got a commission and carried on doing the same job as before.

I’ve done a little research and found that he would not have had any medals for WW1 because he never left Woking never mind the country. During WW2 he would have got two medals, the 1939-45 War Medal and the Defence Medal. Did he pass those onto Grandpa?

He seems to have had a problem with his eyesight during the first war, there is a handwritten note which mentions that his eyesight was very bad, he had five hospital appointments in the last two years of the war in which, I think, his medical status was re-categorised downward each time.

WW1 Undated photo shows him with sergeants stripes.
WWII Joined Army and given Honorary Rank of Captain from 1948 on leaving Pay Corps.
L Chatfield Lieutenant 1940 Royal Army Pay Corps

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