Second Lieutenant John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne, M.C.
The Rifle Brigade.
Aged 20.
It is thought that he was born at Rangoon, Burma, where some of his Lentaigne relations lived.
In the Supplement to the London Gazette, dated 20 May 1941 [p. 2882]
John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne (186295)
was amongst a large group of Second Lieutenants who were commissioned from the Officer Cadet Training Units, who were given Emergency Commissions, effective from 10th May 1941.
Son of
Edward Charles Lentaigne, son of Benjamin Plunkett Lentaigne and Elizabeth Monica Coffey
and
Cecilia Mary Bunbury, daughter of Colonel Charles Thomas Bunbury and Lady Harriot Emily Dundas
who were married in London on 30 April 1919.
In later years, Edward and Cecilia Lentaigne lived at Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]
Great Grandson of
Sir John Francis O'Neill Lentaigne
John's name is recorded on the War Memorial at Uckfield Parish Church, East Sussex, England.
The London Gazette.
Supplement, 13 August 1942, p. 3544
Second-Lieutenant John Wilfrid O'Neil Lentaigne, (186295), The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). (London W.2) (since died of wounds)
The Rifle Brigade.
Aged 20.
It is thought that he was born at Rangoon, Burma, where some of his Lentaigne relations lived.
In the Supplement to the London Gazette, dated 20 May 1941 [p. 2882]
John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne (186295)
was amongst a large group of Second Lieutenants who were commissioned from the Officer Cadet Training Units, who were given Emergency Commissions, effective from 10th May 1941.
Son of
Edward Charles Lentaigne, son of Benjamin Plunkett Lentaigne and Elizabeth Monica Coffey
and
Cecilia Mary Bunbury, daughter of Colonel Charles Thomas Bunbury and Lady Harriot Emily Dundas
who were married in London on 30 April 1919.
In later years, Edward and Cecilia Lentaigne lived at Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]
Great Grandson of
Sir John Francis O'Neill Lentaigne
John's name is recorded on the War Memorial at Uckfield Parish Church, East Sussex, England.
The London Gazette.
Supplement, 13 August 1942, p. 3544
Second-Lieutenant John Wilfrid O'Neil Lentaigne, (186295), The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). (London W.2) (since died of wounds)
Second Lieutenant John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne, M.C.
The Rifle Brigade.
Aged 20.
It is thought that he was born at Rangoon, Burma, where some of his Lentaigne relations lived.
In the Supplement to the London Gazette, dated 20 May 1941 [p. 2882]
John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne (186295)
was amongst a large group of Second Lieutenants who were commissioned from the Officer Cadet Training Units, who were given Emergency Commissions, effective from 10th May 1941.
Son of
Edward Charles Lentaigne, son of Benjamin Plunkett Lentaigne and Elizabeth Monica Coffey
and
Cecilia Mary Bunbury, daughter of Colonel Charles Thomas Bunbury and Lady Harriot Emily Dundas
who were married in London on 30 April 1919.
In later years, Edward and Cecilia Lentaigne lived at Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]
Great Grandson of
Sir John Francis O'Neill Lentaigne
John's name is recorded on the War Memorial at Uckfield Parish Church, East Sussex, England.
The London Gazette.
Supplement, 13 August 1942, p. 3544
Second-Lieutenant John Wilfrid O'Neil Lentaigne, (186295), The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). (London W.2) (since died of wounds)
The Rifle Brigade.
Aged 20.
It is thought that he was born at Rangoon, Burma, where some of his Lentaigne relations lived.
In the Supplement to the London Gazette, dated 20 May 1941 [p. 2882]
John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne (186295)
was amongst a large group of Second Lieutenants who were commissioned from the Officer Cadet Training Units, who were given Emergency Commissions, effective from 10th May 1941.
Son of
Edward Charles Lentaigne, son of Benjamin Plunkett Lentaigne and Elizabeth Monica Coffey
and
Cecilia Mary Bunbury, daughter of Colonel Charles Thomas Bunbury and Lady Harriot Emily Dundas
who were married in London on 30 April 1919.
In later years, Edward and Cecilia Lentaigne lived at Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]
Great Grandson of
Sir John Francis O'Neill Lentaigne
John's name is recorded on the War Memorial at Uckfield Parish Church, East Sussex, England.
The London Gazette.
Supplement, 13 August 1942, p. 3544
Second-Lieutenant John Wilfrid O'Neil Lentaigne, (186295), The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). (London W.2) (since died of wounds)
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