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Pte. Leonard Cutts
British Army Machine Gun Corps
from:Wath on Dearne
Leonard Cutts originally attested with the York and Lancaster Regiment on 10th of December 1915. His medal index card shows that he could not have arrived overseas earlier than 1st January 1916 because he did not have the 14/15 star. He was discharged on the 14th of January 1919 transferred to class Z meaning he could be recalled if needed. He had probably enlisted under the Derby scheme. His Machine Gun Corps number dates to October 1917 and he probably served overseas from 23rd of February 1918. Little else is known about his Army record.
He became a butcher in Wath on Dearne, along with father Arthur and brothers Wilfred and Cyril.