Private Reginald Wells, 40682

  • Batt - 11
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Section -
  • Date of Birth -
  • Died - 22/05/1918
  • Age - 21

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Alice Wells. The War Diary entry for the 22nd May 1918 records. BRANDHOEK. “A” Company worked on repairing the trenches previously made by them and damaged by hostile shell fire. “C” Company worked on wiring GHQ 2 Line in H.30. central Sheet 28. “D” Company continued work on the INTERMEDIATE LINE, and a party also taking down Huts at KRUISRAAT. 2 other ranks were sent to hospital sick.

Leicestershire Project Findings
  • Conflict - World War I
  • Burial Place - Xxviii H 9, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
  • Other Memorials - Brush Electrical Engineering Company Limited (inside Carillon), Loughborough Carillon, War Memorial Bell Tower
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
  • Burial Commemoration - Lijssenthoek Mil. Cem., Poperinghe, Belgium
  • Enlisted - Loughborough, Leicestershire
  • Place of Residence - 1 King Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
  • Memorial - CARILLON TOWER MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
  • Memorial - EMMANUEL CHURCH, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
  • Memorial - THE BRUSH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPANY MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE

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