Name
Lionel Douglas Waud
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
08/11/1914
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
East Lancashire Regiment
“D” Company, 1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Mentioned in Despatches
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LANCASHIRE COTTAGE CEMETERY
1. B. 6.
Belgium
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 5 Jun 1895 in Cranleigh Court, Guildford son of Major Williams Henry and Denise Caroline (Maire) Waud. Educated at the Imperial Service College, Windsor and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Wartime Service
Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant on 8 Aug 1914 and promoted to Lieutenant on 1 Nov 1914. Entered France on 27 Aug 1914 and was killed in action near Armentieres. He was mentioned in dispatches for “gallant and distinguished conduct at Le Gheer” (London Gazette 17 Feb 1915).
Additional Information
Imperial Service College was formed in Windsor in 1912 and then moved to Haileybury College, Hertford Heath in 1942.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
