Lionel was born in 1897 and baptised at Longhope Church in January 1898. His parents were John and Eliza Hendy. In 1911 Lionel, age 13, was living with his family at Nupend and he was at school.
Lionel signed up as soon as he could age 18 in 1915. He was wounded at the end of March 1918 in actions near Amiens and died of these wounds at the Casualty Clearing Station near Omer.
Lionel is commemorated in Longhope on the War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour at Longhope Church.
Jo Phelps