Private Levi Nimrod Longhurst

 

Thank you to Wendy Shuttleworth for the following research and thank you to Jackie Woodcock (Levi’s great granddaughter) for the family information.

Levi Nimrod Longhurst was born in 1881 in Shere, Surrey to Isted and Mary Ann Longhurst. He was one of eight children. In 1891, the family had moved to Cobbetts Farm, Ockley. In 1901, Levi moved to Holmbury St. Mary, where he worked with horses on a farm.

In 1905, Levi married Eliza Wigg at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Surrey. The couple, in 1911, were living at Redhill Cottage, Mayes Green, Ockley, with their three daughters. Levi was working as a labourer.

Levi enlisted in Guildford, Surrey on 9th December 1915, and was posted to the 6^th Battalion, West Surrey Regiment, number G/13864.

He was 5ft 11 inches of ruddy complexion and his address was Honeysuckle Cottage, Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey. He was 35 years and 8 months and had four daughters, Mary, Florence, Grace and Dorothy.

Levi was mobilised on 3rd June 1916, and posted on 4^th June 1916, then transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment, G/17633, and posted 24th October 1916.  Levi was killed in action on 5^th December 1916 near Arras and was buried in Douchy Les Ayette British Cemetery, France; grave reference I.G.9.

All his medals were forwarded to Mrs Bell (half sister of Eliza) of Croydon who had taken in two of the girls when their mother died in 1919.

His younger sister Lilian Longhurst lived in Holmbury St. Mary after the war.

Born	Shere, Surrey
Lived	Ockley, then Holmbury St. Mary
Son of	Isted and Mary Ann Longhurst
Husband of	Eliza Wigg
Father of	Mary, Florence, Grace and Dorothy
Brother of	Ivo Redmouth (Ramoth) Longhurst
Regiment	Royal West Kent Regiment
Number	G/17633
Former Regiment	6th Battalion, West Surrey Regiment
Number	G/13864
Date of Death	5th December 1916
Place of Death	Arras, France
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Age	36
Cemetery	Douchy Les Ayette British Cemetery, France