One hundred years ago today, a year and a half into the Great War, Private Leonard Peacock, number 328, 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), died of his wounds that he received on 21st February 1916, aged 21 years.
Leonard was a Porthill Scout, and was the fourth of eighteen of our Scouts, that we know of, that were killed in the Great War.
You can read his full story here.
Leonard Peacock b. Burslem 1895 – d. France 1916.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
