Name
Lawrence Lewis Littleford
3 May 1884
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/05/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
G/60828
Royal Fusiliers *1
24th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
II. J. 74.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Hertford Heath memorials, Not on the Little Amwell memorials
Pre War
Lawrence Lewis was born on 3 May 1884 (baptised 9 Jul 1884) in Little Amwell, Herts, to Henry Littleford, a labourer, and Martha (nee Lawrence. Lawrence was living at Priors Wood Cottages, Church Hill, Little Amwell with his parents elder brothers John, Nelson and younger brothers Leonard and Ernest. On the 1901 Census the family, still living at Priors Wood Cottages, consisted of parents, Lawrence, Leonard, Ernest, and additionally sisters, Mildred (born 1882), Edith (born 1894) and Blanche (born 1898).
Lawrence married Rebecca Nash in 1907 in Edmonton. On the 1911 Census Lawrence and Rebecca were living at 19 Hewish Road, Edmonton. A daughter, Doris Mabel, was born in 1914.
Wartime Service
No Service Record could be found for Lawrence.
He enlisted initially as Private 4891 Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) Regiment and may have been pre-Great War or Territorial service. He was later Private G/60828 in 24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsmen’s) Royal Fusiliers.
In the spring of 1917 his battalion as part of 2nd Division were engaged in the Arras Offensive in the Battles of the Scarpe and the Battle of Arleux (28 – 29 Apr 1917) during which Lawrence was probably wounded. He died of his wounds on 1 May 1917.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £3 and arrears of £3 6s 9d was paid to his widow. Brother (William) Nelson served with Royal Garrison Artillery from Jan 1916 until Demobilised 29 Apr 1919.
Brother Ernest also served with Royal Garrison Artillery from 10 Dec 1915 going to France 28 Aug 1916 and demobilised 25 May 1919. Brother Leonard volunteered in Nov 1915 and served in Royal Irish Rifles, Connaught Rangers and Warwickshire Regiment, being demobilised in Nov 1919.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London) Bn. London Regiment (The Queens's).
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
