Civilian casualty of the Great War, Leonard was one of many victims of a Zeppelin attack on East London.
Sadly, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission do not commemorate civilian war dead from WWI, only for WWII.
Leonard was just 5 years old.
On June the 13th, 18 children were tragically killed when a bomb fell through the roof of their school in Upper North Street, Poplar.
The funeral was on the 20th of June for all of the children. 15 children were buried in a mass grave and 3 had private burials.
The names of all the children
Louise A Acompora
Alfred E. Batt
Leonard C Bareford
John P Brennan
William T H Challien
Vera M Clayson
Alice M Cross
William Hollis
George A Hyde
Grace Jones
Rose Martin
George Morris
Edwin C W Powell
Robert Stimson
Elizabeth Taylor
Rose Tuffin
Frank Wingfield
Florence L Woods
There is a War Memorial for all of the children from this school
Sadly, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission do not commemorate civilian war dead from WWI, only for WWII.
Leonard was just 5 years old.
On June the 13th, 18 children were tragically killed when a bomb fell through the roof of their school in Upper North Street, Poplar.
The funeral was on the 20th of June for all of the children. 15 children were buried in a mass grave and 3 had private burials.
The names of all the children
Louise A Acompora
Alfred E. Batt
Leonard C Bareford
John P Brennan
William T H Challien
Vera M Clayson
Alice M Cross
William Hollis
George A Hyde
Grace Jones
Rose Martin
George Morris
Edwin C W Powell
Robert Stimson
Elizabeth Taylor
Rose Tuffin
Frank Wingfield
Florence L Woods
There is a War Memorial for all of the children from this school
Civilian casualty of the Great War, Leonard was one of many victims of a Zeppelin attack on East London.
Sadly, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission do not commemorate civilian war dead from WWI, only for WWII.
Leonard was just 5 years old.
On June the 13th, 18 children were tragically killed when a bomb fell through the roof of their school in Upper North Street, Poplar.
The funeral was on the 20th of June for all of the children. 15 children were buried in a mass grave and 3 had private burials.
The names of all the children
Louise A Acompora
Alfred E. Batt
Leonard C Bareford
John P Brennan
William T H Challien
Vera M Clayson
Alice M Cross
William Hollis
George A Hyde
Grace Jones
Rose Martin
George Morris
Edwin C W Powell
Robert Stimson
Elizabeth Taylor
Rose Tuffin
Frank Wingfield
Florence L Woods
There is a War Memorial for all of the children from this school
Sadly, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission do not commemorate civilian war dead from WWI, only for WWII.
Leonard was just 5 years old.
On June the 13th, 18 children were tragically killed when a bomb fell through the roof of their school in Upper North Street, Poplar.
The funeral was on the 20th of June for all of the children. 15 children were buried in a mass grave and 3 had private burials.
The names of all the children
Louise A Acompora
Alfred E. Batt
Leonard C Bareford
John P Brennan
William T H Challien
Vera M Clayson
Alice M Cross
William Hollis
George A Hyde
Grace Jones
Rose Martin
George Morris
Edwin C W Powell
Robert Stimson
Elizabeth Taylor
Rose Tuffin
Frank Wingfield
Florence L Woods
There is a War Memorial for all of the children from this school
