GARLAND, Leonard H

Leonard Garland was the son of Thomas and Frances Garland who were living at 15 Wood Street, Wollaston, in 1914. He was one of five brothers serving in the war. He attended Wollaston C. of E. School and was a member of the Roman Catholic church in Stourbridge. For a while he was employed by Lunt Bros. He then emigrated to Canada in 1912 and in August 1915, having been turned down by the Stourbridge Recruiting Officer, he volunteered for the Quebec Regiment. In 1916 they were in Flanders and he was seriously wounded at St. Eloi. He was brought home to the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Hospital at Taplow near Reading but died there on the 24th May 1916. He is buried in Cliveden War Cemetery (26) nearby. Private Leonard Garland was 26 years of age and is commemorated on the Stourbridge, Wollaston church and Catholic church Memorials.