William Leary
Birth 1 June 1884 Death 6th Nov 1918 PteArmy Cycle Corps
Service #3606
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor, Cumberland |
| Residence at Enlistment | Kirkconnel , Dumfries |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | Kirkconnel , Dumfries |
| Residence 1911 Census | |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | R.C. |
| Organisation Membership | Fauldhead Colliery |
| Employment/Trade | Coal Miner |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | James & Catherine Leary |
| Siblings | John , James |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | |
| Remarriage of Widow | |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Brother of John Leary and James leary |
| Regiment at Enlistment | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 6th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 12266 |
| Date of Enlistment | 4 October 1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Dumfries |
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| Other Battalion | |
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| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | William originally enlisted in 1914 to the 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, S/No 12206 (9th Scottish Division) and went to France in May 1915. He later transferred to the Army Cyclist Corps. |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 34 |
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| Date of Death | 6th Nov 1918 |
| Regiment at Death | Army Cycle Corps |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | XVI Corps Cyclist Bn |
| Rank at Death | Pte. |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of Malaria |
| Service Number at Death | 3606 |
| Field of Action at Death | Greece |
| Place of Death | 40th Casualty Clearing Station Salonika |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | VII. J. 8. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/333362/leary,-/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | Greece |
| Private Memorial | Kirkconnel War Memorial, Dumfriesshire. |
| Notes | The Leary family 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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