Lance Corporal Cornelius Summers, 12173
- Batt - 7
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 30/09/1916
- Age - 22
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of Cornelius and Sarah Ann Summers. Other sources show his place of residence as Moira, Leics. The War Diary for today records. GUEDECOURT. On the night of 29th/30th September the Battalion took over from the 6th LEICESTERSHIRE REGT. the line established north and north east of GUEDECOURT. On the morning of the 29th during the preliminary reconnaissance the Commanding Officer Lt. Col. W. DRYSDALE D.S.O was killed by a sniper. Major R. B. UNWIN again took command but was wounded while taking over from the 6th LEICESTERSHIRE REGT. at night.
- Conflict - World War I
- Other Memorials - Donisthorpe Memorial Gateway,
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Thiepval Mem., Somme, France
- Born - Moira, Leics
- Enlisted - Ashby De La Zouch, Leics
- Place of Residence - Brooklyn Villas, Moira Road, Donisthorpe, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - DONISTHORPE & OAKTHORPE MEM., LEICS
- Memorial - MOIRA MEM., LEICS
- Memorial - ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, DONISTHORPE, LEICS
- Memorial - ST. HILDA'S CHURCH, MOIRA, LEICS
