Personal data
| Name | Lapthorn |
|---|---|
| Initials | O.H. |
| Christian name | Owen Heckford |
| Date and place of birth | Alverstoke, Hampshire; 14.10.1893 |
| Profession | Clerk |
| Family | Son of Edwin Walter and Louisa Jane (nee Nicholson) Lapthorn, of "Glenelg," Gosport, Hants. |
Extra information
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- Educated at Mill Hill School, London
- Information 2
- Worked as an articled clerk at The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, Holborn, City of Westminster.
Military data
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 'D' Battery, 102 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 23 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Zillebeke, IV.C.18; personal inscription: 'TWAS FOR THE FUTURE THAT THEY FOUGHT |
Other information
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- Killed in action
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- Commemorated on memorial with names of solicitors and articled clerks, Holborn, Greater London
- Information 3
- 'The Owen Lapthorn Lamp' - Radlett Branch. Endowed on 02.11.1925. First lit on 19.12.1925 at The Royal Albert Hall by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Owen Heckford Lapthorn, 2nd Lt., 102nd Rifle Brigade, R.F.A., who gave his life for his comrades near Zillebeke, 28.5.1917" (Donated by his brother and sister.)
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1928