Lt William L. LeC. Barnes

[CJE]

Killed on 2 March 1941 by a young Maltese guard.

What does "LeC." stand for?

Thanks.

[Amrit1]

Name: BARNES, WILLIAM LAWRANCE LE COCQ
Initials: W L L C
Nationality:United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Illustrious"
Age: 24
Date of Death: 02/03/1941
Awards: D S C
Additional information: Son of Colonel Lawrance Edward Barnes and Marjorie Sophia Barnes, of Maiden Newton, Dorsetshire
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Prot. Sec. (Officers'). Plot E. Coll. grave 4.
Cemetery: MALTA (CAPUCCINI) NAVAL CEMETERY

[CJE]

Thank you.
Quite unusual, isn't it?

[Brian]

Hi Chris

Just a guess - but is there a place in France with that name? An old battlefield? Its just that I notice Bill Barnes' father was a colonel and often WWI veterans included such a name, if significent, amongst their offspring's forenames. Probably totally wrong! Or could there be a Channel Islands connection?

Best
Brian

[CJE]

Though it's totally OT, that kind of things tease my curiosity. And curiosity kills only cats, not roosters...
There's a town in Belgian Flanders named Le Coq (different spelling) or De Haan, but I don't know if there was any significant battle in WWI.

Cheers,
Chris

[Amrit1]

There appears to be Jersy connection, through his father Colonel Lawrence Edward Barnes:

http://www.maggs.com/title/NH43819.asp

[CJE]

Good job!
Thanks.