Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Leather, of 54, Crook Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Wounded by shrapnel in the back 02/08/1916 and died on the way to hospital after completing repairing a communication wire.
Leather, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Leather
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 3rd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 4320
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Plot 1. Row F. Grave 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/04/1915 25/08/1916 01/09/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7i 5e 6d
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 11/01/1918