Can anyone help me with my search for Leon Aubrey Willmott. He was a serviceman with the British army and saw service in Europe. I would like to find out what this service was and/or the units he was a member of. In 1949 he moves to New Zealand and rejoins the NZ army soon after possibly been posted to active service in Korea. This is NOT the famous Leonard Richard Willmott signalman extraordinaire.
There is this, but too young? Leon Aubrey Battinson Willmott, born Madras 1926. Family arrived Liverpool from Bombay 14 April 1932 Robert Edward Willmott (43) Army Officer Ivy Winifred (41) Pamela Alicia (10) Leon Aubrey (6) Family left Liverpool for Bombay 11 Oct 1932 Robert Willmott (43) Army Ivy (24) Pamela (10) Leon (6) (Note ages for Ivy are as printed) (Edited) Address given as 23 Chestnut Grove, Sudbury Town, Middlesex. UK Army lists Lieutenant L A Willmott 1940/41/42 RAMC.
There is a Chesnut Grove in Sudbury Suffolk but there is also a Chesnut Grove in Sudbury Town in Middlesex next to Wembley The Piccadilly line station is named Sudbury Town https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...413866a20378ddb!8m2!3d51.5550151!4d-0.3197138
Gary the details below from your post on another site. This person appears in Wellington New Zealand in 1949 as Leon Aubrey Willmott. It appears he marries in 1954 and 2 daughters are born in 1956 and given the name Battinson among their Christian names. Leon Aubrey continues to be known as same until about 1969 when he becomes known as Leon Aubrey Battinson Willmott. He dies in 1988 aged 62. Does anyone have any information or leads I could follow on this gentleman?
UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 Name: Leon Aubrey Willmott Birth Date: abt 1926 Age: 6 Port of Departure: Bombay, India Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1932 Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England Ship Name: Letitia Search Ship Database: Search for the Letitia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Shipping line: Anchor Line In 1932 aged 6 - so born 1926 - father was an Army Officer, and the family had been based in India for some time, so backing up that he [Leon] would have been born in 1926 in India Ancestry allows me basic access to other files and in : All New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 results for Leon Aubrey Willmott Leon Aubrey B Willmott 1954 Heretaunga Wellington Leon Aubrey B Willmott 1957 Wellington Central Wellington Leon Aubrey B Willmott 1963 Wellington Central Wellington TD
Likely marriage of parents Robert and Ivy: http://indiafamily.bl.uk/ui/FullDisplay.aspx?RecordId=014-000296532
Thanks for that. Much appreciated. Can anyone help me with Leons war service, what units he was in or where he was deployed? Cheers, Gary
Gary To answer those questions the only way is to apply for his service records from the MOD - Request records of deceased service personnel - GOV.UK - anything else would be pure guesswork or luck TD