James Leary
Birth 12 October 1874 Death 9th Nov 1918 PteBorder Regiment
Service #5211
| GRO Ref | |
|---|---|
| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | 2 Torrentine's Place, Tangier Street |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 2 Torrentine's Place, Tangier Street |
| Residence 1911 Census | 4 Fisher's Court, Irish Street, Whitehaven. |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | R.C. |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Miner |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | James & Catherine Leary |
| Siblings | William and John |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | Emily (nee O'Shaugnessy) |
| Remarriage of Widow | |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | James, John, Emily, William, Thomas and Josephine. |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Brother of William and John Leary |
| Regiment at Enlistment | |
|---|---|
| Battalion at Enlistment | Ist |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 5511 |
| Date of Enlistment | 17 August 1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Whitehaven |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | 6th |
| Other Rank | Lc Cpl. |
| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | James Leary was a time expired pre war Border Regiment regular. He was a coalminer in Whitehaven, Cumberland when he re enlisted in Border Regiment in Aug 1914. James was posted to the 1st Battalion then to the 6th Battalion (promoted to Lance Corporal) on 21 March 1915. He went overseas (the Mediterranean theatre) on 17 June 1915 and sent back home on 23 September (back drafted to the 3rd Battalion, a reserve battalion). He re-embarked for the Mediterranean theatre (Dardanelles) on 24 November 1915 re-joining the 6th Battalion and made a Lance Corporal again on 14 February 1916. On 30 August 1916 he was downgraded from lance corporal to private (non-compliance with an order). The 6th Battalion were sent to the Western Front in France. On 19 April James Leary was sent back to Britain, being treated at Bradford War Hospital. He was discharged on health grounds on 7 July 1917 as no longer fit for military duties (tuberculosis of the lung) and given the Silver War Badge. |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 44 |
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| Date of Death | 9th Nov 1918 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | |
| Rank at Death | |
| Circumstances of Death | Died at Home |
| Service Number at Death | 5211 |
| Field of Action at Death | |
| Place of Death | Home |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | Whitehaven cemetery |
| Grave Position | |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial |
| Notes | The Leary family had lived at Wigton, Whitehaven Cleator Moor (Cleator Moor address 24 Wyndham Row). William Leary and James Leary were baptised at St Mary's R.C. church, Cleator but are not commemorated on the WW1 memorial at that church |
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