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Rank : Lieutenant

Unit : 3rd (Reserve) Bn, 6th Bn

Biography :

Educated at Margate College and Dartford Grammar School, Valentine Lloyd enlisted in The Royal Fusiliers on 5.9.1914 and went to France & Flanders with the BEF. Commissioned as 2Lt into 3rd Bn The Leicestershire Regiment on 26.9.1916. Served in 6th (Service) Bn in 110th Brigade. Promoted Lt on 26.3.1918, and killed in action near Ovillers on 23.10.1918, age 23. Awarded the M.C. for service in 6th Bn in France near Wallincourt "for fine work and bravery in the field 8 October 1918" (L.G. 18.2.1919).
On his death his Colonel wrote, "He had gained enormous popularity with all the officers and men. He set a fine example to us all by his cheerfulness, courage and devotion to duty which will never be forgotten." And his Company Commander wrote, "We have lost not only one of the best officers, but also one of the most charming boys it has been my good fortune to meet."
He is buried at Vendegies-au-Boix British Cemetery (east of Cambrai), Nord, France.

CWGC:

LLOYD, V
Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 23/10/1918
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 11th Bn.
Awards:M C
Grave Reference: A. 22.
Cemetery: VENDEGIES-AU-BOIS BRITISH CEMETERY
Additional Information:

Son of William George Lloyd and Melinda Lloyd, of 24, Park View Rd., Welling, Kent.

Ancestry.co.uk:

UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1924 Record for Valentine Lloyd:

Educated at Margate College and Dartford Grammar School - was apprentice to Messrs Lloyd and Sons (father's wholesale ironmongers). Joined the Royal Fusiliers 5th September, 1914; Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant The Leicestershire Regiment 26th September 1916. Promoted Lieutenant in 1917, served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1915 and was killed in action 23 October 1918.

East Wickham & Welling War Memorial Trust link: http://www.ewt.org.uk/memorial/lloyd/

Date of Birth : 1895

Place of Birth : Plumstead, Kent

Date of Death : 23.10.1918

Place of Death : Ovillers, France

Civil Occupation : Apprentice Ironmonger in father's business

Period of Service : 1914-18

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France & Flanders