Name
Leonard Piggott
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/11/1916
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
43206
Northamptonshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
I.B.22.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial
St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town
Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town
Pre War
Leonard was born on the 23rd September 1896 the son of Joseph & Elizabeth Piggott of Ditchmore Common, Stevenage. Before joining the Army, he worked as a Coach Painters Labourer.
Wartime Service
He initially joined the Bedfordshire Regiment but was later transferred to the 6th Northamptonshire Regiment. On the 10th November 1916 the Battalion were in positions near the village of Ovilliers. A pile of grenades had been left by a previous regiment in a connecting shelter between two dugouts. One of the grenades detonated causing the whole pile to explode and two men were killed, including Leonard Piggott, and a further five were wounded, one of whom died of his injuries later that day. Leonard is buried in the Courcelette British Cemetery, France. The others who died that day were: Private John George GOLDING MM Private Harold LILLEYMAN
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
