Name
Lionel Bickersteth Rundall
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
19/12/1914
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL
Panel 16 and 17
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Village Memorial, Watton-at-Stone
St Andrew and St Mary Church Roll of Honour, Watton-at-Stone
Separate memorial in the church
Pre War
Born on 9 Apr 1890 in Dalhousie, Bengal, India son of Col. Frank Montagu Rundall, CB, DSO, OBE, former OC 4th Gurkha Rifles and Mrs. Emily Rosa Rundall, of 11, Prior's Terrace, Tynemouth, Northumberland and baptised on 8 Jun 1890.
He later lived in 25 Porchester Square, London. Author of "The Ibex of Sha-Ping".
Wartime Service
First commissioned on 8 Sep 1909 and promoted to Lieutenant on 8 Dec 1911.
Died at Festubert, France.
Additional Information
Brother of Capt Arthur Montagu RUNDALL who was killed the next day also near Festubert and is listed on this same memorial.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox
