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Brigadier General Leonard Shadwell Blackden

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Brigadier General Leonard Shadwell Blackden Veteran

Birth
Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
Death
31 May 1937 (aged 74)
Marden, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Burial
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Married to Mary Helen Blackden, M.B.E. (nee Pike), of Marden, Kent.
Three sons killed in action (KIA)
Vyvian Quentery Blackden WWII -
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His Brother Walter Anthony Seton Blackden MIA. Also Fell In The 1939-1945 War.
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His Brother Arthur Worsley Blackden Fell In The 1914-1918 War.
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MILITARY SERVICE
British Army Brigadier General Retired
British Army Lieutenant West India Regiment
British Army Lieut-Col And Brevet Colonel West India Regiment 2nd Battalion
Blackden, Leonard Shadwell. Born Tan-y-Watch, North Wales, 4/11/1863, son of Marcus Seton Blackden and Fanny Blackden nee Franklyn. Appointed Brigadier-General, and assumed command of the troops in Jamaica 8/20/1914. Senior Member of the Privy Council. Add: Trafalgar Park, Halfway Tree P.O.
Children/Siblings:
1. Second Lieutenant Arthur Worsley Blackden 1898-1916 KIA-MIA
2. John Franklyn Blackden 1899-1991
3. William Leonard Blackden 1901-1990
4. Paul Chalfont Blackden 1902-1979
5. Pilot Vyvian Quentery Blackden 1907-1941 KIA
6. Flight Lieutenant Walter Anthony Seton Blackden 1913-1941 KIA-MIA
Married to Mary Helen Blackden, M.B.E. (nee Pike), of Marden, Kent.
Three sons killed in action (KIA)
Vyvian Quentery Blackden WWII -
VQBlackden
His Brother Walter Anthony Seton Blackden MIA. Also Fell In The 1939-1945 War.
WalterAnthony
His Brother Arthur Worsley Blackden Fell In The 1914-1918 War.
ArthurWorsley

MILITARY SERVICE
British Army Brigadier General Retired
British Army Lieutenant West India Regiment
British Army Lieut-Col And Brevet Colonel West India Regiment 2nd Battalion
Blackden, Leonard Shadwell. Born Tan-y-Watch, North Wales, 4/11/1863, son of Marcus Seton Blackden and Fanny Blackden nee Franklyn. Appointed Brigadier-General, and assumed command of the troops in Jamaica 8/20/1914. Senior Member of the Privy Council. Add: Trafalgar Park, Halfway Tree P.O.
Children/Siblings:
1. Second Lieutenant Arthur Worsley Blackden 1898-1916 KIA-MIA
2. John Franklyn Blackden 1899-1991
3. William Leonard Blackden 1901-1990
4. Paul Chalfont Blackden 1902-1979
5. Pilot Vyvian Quentery Blackden 1907-1941 KIA
6. Flight Lieutenant Walter Anthony Seton Blackden 1913-1941 KIA-MIA


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  • Created by: Family Friend
  • Added: Sep 11, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243454301/leonard_shadwell-blackden: accessed ), memorial page for Brigadier General Leonard Shadwell Blackden (11 Apr 1863–31 May 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243454301, citing Tonbridge Cemetery, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Family Friend (contributor 47384645).