| Surname | Townsend | |||
| First Name(s) | Leonard | |||
| Place of Birth | Hove, Sussex | |||
| Club(s) | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Service | British Army | |||
| Rank | Lance Serjeant | |||
| Service Number | 11664 | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | 200837* | |||
| Regiment or Corps | Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) | |||
| Unit(s) | 6th (Service) Battalion | |||
| Previous Servicw | Royal Navy* | |||
| Previous Rank | Yeoman of Signals* | |||
| Unit(s) | HMS St Vincent HMS Agincourt HMS Victory HMS Hannibal HMS Duke of Wellington HMS Seahorse HMS Cressy HMS Vernon HMS Gladiator HMS Victory II | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Killed in Action | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | Balkan Theatre | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | 07/08/1915 | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | Gallipoli | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Helles Memorial | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | Panel 55 to 58. | |||
| Grave Photograph | - | |||
| Awards and Decorations | - | |||
| Citation(s) | ||||
| Supplementary Notes | Son of Thomas and Sarah E. Townsend, of 30, Harold Rd., Upton Park, London. Was previously Yeo. of Sigs. in H M. Navy. Educated at Ellen St. School, Hove, Sussex. |
