Name
Leonard Alfred Hardwick-Terry
13 April 1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/08/1917
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Royal Flying Corps
24th Sqdn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
AVELUY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
F. 9.
France
Headstone Inscription
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART I SHALL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR
UK & Other Memorials
Berkhamsted Town Memorial, St Peter's Church Memorial, Berkhamsted, Individual plaque, St Peter's Church Memorial, Berkhamsted, Berkhamsted Collegiate School, Berkhamsted, All Saints Church Memorial, Berkhamsted
Pre War
Leonard Alfred Hardwick Terry was born on 13 April 1896 at Norton Lodge, Mumbles, Oystermouth, Glamorganshire, Wales the only son of Edward and Edith Terry, and was baptised on 9 August 1896 in Oystermouth. His father had been born in Melbourne, Australia and his mother in Swansea, Wales.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at 16 Wonford Road, Exeter, Devon where his father was working as an architect. By 1911 they had moved to Berkhamsted and were living at 'Hazelcroft', [16] Boxwell Road. Leonard was then a 14 year old scholar and his father was working as an architect for the Local Government Board.
He was educated at Berkhamsted School and left in 1913.
Wartime Service
Leonard enlisted with the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps as a Lance Corporal (Reg. No. 1707), and served in Egypt in the signalling service with the ANZACS, later obtaining a commission with the Royal Engineers and rising to the rank of Captain.
He was then attached to the Royal Flying Corps from 8 December 1916. He was promoted to Flight Commander and Captain and flew many times over German lines.
Leonard was killed in action on 31 August 1917, aged 21, near Amiens, France, when his plane lost a wing and crashed from 1500 ft. He was buried on 1 September at Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Additional Information
His mother received a war gratuity of £5 and pay owing of £182 5s 8d. She was granted probate of his estate on 23 October 1917 with effects of £154.
A pension card exists with his mother as dependant but no details are given of any pension received.
N.B. the surname at birth registration was 'Terry' but later became hyphenated as 'Hardwick-Terry' on some records.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild
