Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Gastall, of Crown Lane, Horwich, Lancashire; husband of Annie Gastall (nee Simmons), of 27, Brownlow Road, Horwich, Lancashire. An old boy of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. Formerly an apprentice at Horwich Loco Works. Wounded on 06/10/1916.
Gastall, Leonard Whitehead –
Personal details
- Surname: Gastall
- Forename: Leonard Whitehead
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 22nd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Bombardier
- Unit: "C" Battery, 102nd Brigade.
- Service number: 121628
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Loco Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company) WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School WWI Roll of Honour
- CWGC Memorial: St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
- CWGC reference: B. 12. 28.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/10/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/10/1916