Leonard Solomon

Second Lieutenant Leonard Solomon was an English officer of the British Army who died during the First World War.
He was born on 1 March 1886, in London, the son of architect Lewis and Dollie Solomon, both of the capital. An electrical engineer, Solomon was educated at University College School, Cheltenham College, and Guilds Engineering College. In addition to his profession, Solomon served in the Electrical Engineers, Royal Engineers (Volunteers) for three years and belonged to the Jewish Lads' Brigade, in which he was an officer, in Manchester and London.Second Lieutenant Leonard Solomon, canadiangreatwarproject.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.The Times 41525, Col C, p. 4: "Fallen Officers". 9 July 1917.
Solomon settled in Canada just before the war and it was there that he volunteered on the day that Britain entered the conflict. He joined the 32nd Battalion as an other rank, but ill-health meant that he was prevented from travelling with the battalion to Europe. His subsequent discharge resolved him to undergo an operation to remedy his difficulties, after which he proceeded to Britain. Solomon enlisted at Shorncliffe Camp on 17 April 1916 and obtained a commission in the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers in November. He went to the Western Front two weeks later and was killed on 23 April 1917, during the Arras Offensive.
He has no known grave and is commemorated by the Arras Memorial.
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*Solomon, Leonard, cwgc.org. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
Category:1886 births
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