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L. Wigram
L. Wigram attended King Edward VII School, Sheffield in 1922.

The birth of Lionel Wigram was registered in Ecclesall Bierlow , Yorkshire West Riding, England during the first quarter of 1907. His marriage to Olga Jokelson was registered in Marylebone, Middlesex, England during the third quarter of 1932.

Wills and Administrations, 1944
Wigram, Lionel, of Moray Lodge, Merrow near Guildford, died 03 February 1944 on war service. Probate Llandudno 28 November to Olga Wigram, widow, Francis Bernard Winham, land agent, and Henry Leonard Denton, solicitors managing clerk.    Effects £50122 16s. 7d.

Grave of Lionel Wigram
© Margaret Walter
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Major
37042
abt. 1907
03 February 1944
37
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wigram.
Husband of Olga Wigram, nee Jokelson,
of Westminster, London, England.

A newspaper on 24 February 1944:
WIGRAM. - First reported missing, now known to have been killed in action in February, 1944 in Italy, Lional Wigram, Major, Royal Fusiliers, attached to Royal West Kent Regiment, dearly beloved husband of Olga Wigram, Moray Lodge, Merrow, near Guildford, devoted father of Michael, Anthony and Dena; youngest son of Maurice Wigram.

. . . and on 03 February 1947:
WIGRAM. - To the memory of my dearly beloved husband, Lionel, devoted daddy of Michael, Anthony, and Denia, killed in action February 3, 1944.

WIGRAM. - In affectionate memory of Lionel, my brother-in-law and best friend. - John.

WIGRAM. - In memory of our dear son-in-law, Lionel, killed leading a mixed group of his own battalion and the first fighting Italian partisans, organized and trained by him, in a raid on the night of his birthday, February 2-3. Always in our thoughts. - Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jokelson.

England Census 1911 about Lionel Wigram and family
Residence: 27, Victoria Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Name Relation
to Head
Marital
status
Age Birth Place of Birth
Maurice Wigram
Rebecca Wigram
Nathan Wigram
Dorothy Wigram
Mabel Wigram
Lionel Wigram
Sarah Ibbotson
Sarah Guttenberg
Head
Wife
Son
Daughter
Daughter
Son
Dom. Servant
Visitor
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
47
44
20
17
8
4
23
19
abt. 1864
abt. 1867
abt. 1891
abt. 1894
abt. 1903
abt. 1907
abt. 1888
abt. 1892
Lubowo, Poland
Hull, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Hull, Yorkshire

England Census 1921 about Lionel Wigram and family
Residence: 27, Victoria Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Name Relation
to Head
Marital
status
Age Birth Place of Birth
Maurice Wigram
Nathan J. Wigram
Lionel Wigram
Grace Warwick
Dorothy Leiserowitz
Betty P. Leiserowitz
Annie R. Milne
Reuben Leiserowitz
Head
Son
Son
Dom. Servant
Daughter
Granddaughter
Nurse
Son-in-Law
Widowed
Single
Single
Single
Married
Single
Single
Married
57y 3mo
30y 8mo
14y 4mo
35y 3mo
27y 8mo
1 mo.
37y 7mo
30y 1mo
abt. 1864
abt. 1890
abt. 1907
abt. 1886
abt. 1893
abt. 1921
abt. 1883
abt. 1891
Poland
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Cricklewood, London
?
Russia



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