Leonard Bennett JENKINS

1904 - 1976  (72 years)

• Name	Leonard Bennett JENKINS
  Birth	20 May 1904	Isleworth, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  1911 Census	32, Newton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex   [1]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 6
  1921 Census	55th Field Company, The Royal Engineers, Constantinople   [3]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 18y 1m, occ "Sapper"
  Death	26 Jul 1976	1, Coleridge Ave., Crownhill, Plymouth   [4]
  Person ID	I683	Webb
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Arthur Alfred JENKINS,   b. 21 Dec 1876, Lambeth, Surrey
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susannah BENNETT,   b. 26 Feb 1870, Battersea, Surrey
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Apr 1899	All Saints, Banstead, Surrey   [5]
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1904 - Isleworth, Surrey 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 6 - - 32, Newton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 18y 1m, occ "Sapper" - - 55th Field Company, The Royal Engineers, Constantinople Death - 26 Jul 1976 - 1, Coleridge Ave., Crownhill, Plymouth  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The book "Croydon and the Second World War" (1949) indicates that he was a captain in the Royal Engineers, and an MBE. There is no obvious 1939 Register entry. His military record in the Royal Engineers says Service 21/5/1920 to 3/2/1941, most of which appears to have been overseas. I cannot understand the record, but he was at the Suez Canal in the months before he stopped.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1210] 1911 Census :- 32, Newton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex. [S1409] Death Index :- Leonard Bennett Jenkins (1976). [S2628] 1921 Census :- 55th Field Company, The Royal Engineers, Constantinople. [S1410] Probate register :- Leonard Bennett Jenkins (1976). [S1398] Marriage register entry :- Arthur Jenkins - Susannah Bennett (1899).