1892 Oct 25. Born Surrey (from RIC register) It is quite a rare name, and he does not seem to have been born as Hastings, or if so to overseas parents. I cannot find him in any of the censuses, even up to 1911. Reasrch has now shown that he wsa born Leslie Edward Hogg, and changed his name between 1901 and 1911 to Leslie Edward Hastings
1892 Oct/Dec Born Hackney son of Walter E and Emma Hogg
1901 Census living at Church St Hackney. Note Clapton is a district in Hackney
1911 census. There is a Leslie Hastings aged 18 working as a Billiard Marker at the National Liberal Club, born Hackney. This appears to be the same man as Leslie Edward Hogg.
1916 Jun 4. Landed in France
1918 Mar 23 Commission gazetted Midd'x R— Leslie Edward Hastings
1919 Apr/Jun Married in Strood, Kent to Edith M E Sutton
1919 Aug 27. Midd'x R. Temp. 2nd Lt. L. E. Hastings to be temp. Lt.,
1920 Feb 16. Midd'x R. Temp. Lt. L. E. Hastings relinquishes his commission on completion of service, and retains the rank of Lt.
1921 Mar 2. Joined ADRIC with service no. 1776. Posted to J Coy
1921 Son Leslie Frederick born Strood
1922 Son Ronald Arthur born
1922 Jan 23. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1939 Register with wife Edith at 19 Hayward Avenue , Rochester M.B., Kent. He is a Gatekeeper at an Aircraft Works
1941 Feb 4. Pioneer Corps. To be Lt. : — Lt. Leslie Edward HASTINGS (169983)
1967 Apr/Jun Died Bridge in Kent
1979 Dec 24 His wife Edith Maud Elizabeth Hastings died in Kent