Complex sentence: Liesching was born on 1 April 1895 in West Norwood, London, the son of Henry Selby Liesching, a Trinity House civil servant, and his wife, Elaine Frances Flint.
Split into simpler sentences: Liesching was born on 1 April 1895 in London. He was the son of Henry Selby Liesching, a Trinity House civil servant, and his wife, Elaine Frances Flint.