Personal data
| Name | Hoare |
|---|---|
| Initials | R.L. |
| Christian name | Richard Lennard |
| Date and place of birth | Staplehurst (Kent) 15.06.1883 |
| Family | Son of Laura Hoare, of Summerhill, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, and the late William Hoare. Born at Staplehurst, Kent. |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Educated at Lambrook (Berkshire) and Eton before moving on to Sandhurst
Military data
| Rank | Capt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 12th London Regiment (The Rangers) |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 33 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2 Hebuterne, I.C.1; personal inscription: " AND THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS " REV.XXII.2 |
Other information
- Information 1
- Talbot House holds Dick Hoare Memorial Room Plaque from Mark III, Hackney, London.
- Information 2
- Wounded on 25.04.1915 during 2nd Battle of Ypres, advancing on village of St Julien
- Information 3
- 'The Neville Woodard and Richard Lennard Hoare Lamp' - Sheffield Branch. Endowed in Nov. 1920. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Neville Woodard, grandson of the founder of the Woodard Schools, died 3.7.1905; also of Richard Lennard Hoare, Capt., 12th London Regt. ("The Rangers"). Gommecourt 1.7.1916" (Donated by R.L. Hoare's brother). Brass plaques kept at Toc H archive Birmingham.
Media
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928