Hi Daisy,
I'm pleased to say that the Death Certificate for Leslie John HORWOOD arrived in this morning's post and, as you had requested an update, then I thought you might be interested in what it says :
Name : Leslie John HORWOOD
Died : 22nd April 1944 at the County Sanatorium, Ware Park, Ware R.D
Sex : Male
Age : 23 Years
Occupation : Gardener of Gardeners Cottage, Beechwood Park, Markyate, St Albans
Cause Of Death : 1a. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Certified by H Sharpe MRCS LRCP
Informant : G H Horwood, Sister, Gardeners Cottage, Beechwood Park, Markyate, St Albans
Registered : 24th April 1944
Registrar : M E D Smith (Interim Registrar)
After some investigation this morning I identified that the Leslie John HORWOOD I have been "following" had a sister called Gladys Hester HORWOOD who was born in Woughton on the Green, Bucks on 14th September 1913. It is most likley that it is she that is the informant of death.
As an aside, there is also a small hand written comment in the right hand column on the Death Certificate that appears to have the three letter word (or partial word) "Ont" in it. I have no idea what, if anything this might mean - it could well be nothing.
So, with your help, I'm confident that my search is now further forward but I just can't seem to work out why he should be named on the Flamstead Village War Memorial. It is clear that he died during WW2 but of TB and his occupation would appear to have been a Gardener where I would have expected to have seen the words serviceman.
So, I'm off to ponder on this one a little bit.
I'm confident though that, without your help, I wouldn't have got this far and one day it will all make perfect sense.
Simon