Robert William Leeming
Birth 1888 Death 8th Jun 1916 PrivateRoyal Engineers
Service #147947
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| Place of Birth | Cleator |
| Residence at Enlistment | The Crossings , Mealsgate ,Cumberland |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 23 King Street , Wath Brow CleatorMoor |
| Residence 1911 Census | 23 King Street, wath Brow, Cleator Moor |
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| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
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| Employment/Trade | Miner |
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| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Son of late Robert & Hannah Leeming (nee Frears) |
| Siblings | Tom , Nicholas |
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| Regiment at Enlistment | Seaforth Highlanders |
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| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
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| Service Number at Enlistment | 6881 |
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| Age at Death | 28 |
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| Date of Death | 8th Jun 1916 |
| Regiment at Death | Royal Engineers |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 255th Tunelling Coy |
| Rank at Death | Sapper |
| Circumstances of Death | Died Of Wounds |
| Service Number at Death | 147947 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
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| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | ARRAS MEMORIAL |
| Grave Position | Bay 1. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/782764/leeming,-robert-william/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | St Johns War Memorial |
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