Leather, Richard –

Husband of the late Mrs. Leather, and father of Miss Annie Leather, of 113, Church Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. Formerly Private 17999, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded by shrapnel to right hand 03/12/1916. Transferred to the Royal Flying Corps 30/08/1917 and into the Royal Air Force on formation 01/04/1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Leather
  • Forename: Richard
  • Date of birth: November 9th, 1870
  • Birth place: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: 108464
  • Regiment: Royal Air Force
  • Enlistment date: November 12th, 1914 - 1914-11-12
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 8981
  • Awards: M.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 19/10/1917 05/07/1918

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