Leather, Sidney –

Of 133, Starcliffe Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly Private 2514 and Corporal 240751, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded 09/08/1916. Reported missing, and subsequently confirmed wounded by shrapnel and in the No.1. Canadian General Hospital. Commissioned 30/04/1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Leather
  • Forename: Sidney
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Great 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: Lieutenant
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

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

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/08/1916 25/08/1916 25/08/1916 25/08/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5d 6a 7e 8c*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/09/1916

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