Trafford

Born during the December quarter 1896 in the Honiton R.D. - ref: 5b/24, the
son of Bertram John R. & Harriett Emily Guise (nee Brown).

1901 Census - Western House, Highweek, Newton Abbot, Devon.   Son - aged: 4
- Scholar - born: Sidbury, Devon.   Head of household - Bertram Guise -
Married - aged: 38 - occ: Royal Navy Engineer (Resigned) - born: Plymouth,
Devon.   Also - Harriett Guise - Wife - aged: 35 - born: France.  Plus 4
siblings.

His father left the UK for U.S.A., leaving from Liverpool on the S.S.
Merion, sailing to Philadelphia on the 19th May 1909.  He was listed in the
ship's manifest as Bertram Guise a 36 year old Engineer.    He obviously
retuurned as he is recorded as sailing from Southampton to New York on the
10th August 1919 aboard the S.S. Adriatic.   Now correctly listed in the
manifest as 56 year old Engineer.

1911 Census - Birch Cottage, Washway Road, Ashton upon Mersey.   Son -
aged: 14 (Listed as A. Leonard Guise) - Scholar - born: Sidbury, Devon.  
Head of household - Harriett E. Guise - Married - aged: 50 - occ: Private
Means - born: Havre, France.  Plus 3 siblings and 1 domestic servant.

Attended Manchester Grammar School and is commemorated on their School War
Memorial.

Holder of the Military Medal (Gazetted 18th july 1917) and the
Distinguished Conduct Medal Gazetted 26th January 1918). His citation
reads:- For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid on
ennemy trenches.   He was the first of his party to enter the enemy sap and
immediately bayonetted two sentries before they could recover from their
surprise.  He then commenced to work down the trench to where a block had
been established and in so doing killed several of the enemy with their own
bombs which he found in the trench.  He reached his objective with his
party, successfully held it and eventually covered the withdrawal.  The
manner in which he and his men carried out their task materially assisted
in making the operation a successful one."

Listed as L. Guise on St. Paul's Memorial.

His mother died at Sale in 1930, aged: 64 and his father, at Plymouth in
1952, aged: 89.