His story
Leonard Steptoe worked as a foreman in market garden.
He was recorded living in Evesham in 1911.
Son of George and Elizabeth Steptoe, of Evesham; husband of M. E. Steptoe, of 9, Windsor Rd., Green Hill, Evesham, Worcs.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/18484. His recorded unit was No. 17 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 12 October 1918, aged 36. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Foreman in Market Garden
- Residence recorded
- Evesham
- Family
- Son of George and Elizabeth Steptoe, of Evesham; husband of M. E. Steptoe, of 9, Windsor Rd., Green Hill, Evesham, Worcs.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/18484
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 17 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 12 October 1918
- Age
- 36
- Cemetery or memorial
- Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- 314.
Connected men
- John Henry HURSTAlso buried at Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
- John Harold KIDSONAlso buried at Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 404
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Leonard Steptoe”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/steptoe-leonard-se-18484/.
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