Former Sergeant in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, he declined position of Sergeant in the 5th Bn., in order to enlist in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps with the lads from the Church Lad’s Brigade. Wounded in France.
Leech, Thomas –
Personal details
- Surname: Leech
- Forename: Thomas
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 16th (Church Lads Brigade) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- 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: 18/02/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/02/1916