Leonard Arthur Denman, Petty Officer Cook (P/LX 20509), was born in Nottingham on August 4th 1907, the eldest son of John Denman, a warehouseman, and his wife Clara Denman, née White, who died in 1910. Leonard enlisted in the Navy in 1927 and became an Officer’s Cook in 1938, the year in which he received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He joined HMS Dunedin on February 3rd 1940. He was married to Ada Denman, née Nix.