Leather, Joseph –

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.

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

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