Leigh, Charles Robert –

Son of Alfred and Eliza Leigh, of 12, Bridge Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Killed by a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Leigh
  • Forename: Charles Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 10th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 19th (3rd City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 36708
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 31 to 34 and 162 and 162A and 163A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 31/05/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918

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