Name
Victor Leslie Dennis
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/10/1916
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Rifleman
P/726
Rifle Brigade
16th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL
Plot II, Row D, Grave 5.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour
Pre War
Son of Herbert Stephen and Harriet Elizabeth (nee PALMER) DENNIS of Watford.
His parents married 1886 in the Camberwell, Surrey, district. Harriet died 1933 aged 75; Herbert died 1943 aged 83; both in the Watford district.
Victor was born 31 May 1890 in Camberwell, and attended Callowland Board School, Watford, from 16 October 1899 to 9 March 1900. He resided in Watford.
On the 1891 Census, aged 10 months he lived in Camberwell, with his parents and no siblings. On the 1901 Census, aged 10 he lived in Watford, with his parents and one siblings. On the 1911 Census, a grocer’s assistant aged 20, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in St Pancras, London; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
There is a brief article about and a Death announcement for Victor in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 11 November 1916; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 27 October 1917 and 19 October 1918.
Has a entry in the National Roll of the Great War.
Unfortunately, Victor’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
