John Leary
Birth 1882 Death 4th Nov 1914 PteCameron Highlanders
Service #6223
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | Kirconnell , Dumfriesshire |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire |
| Residence 1911 Census | |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | R.C. |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Coalminer |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | James and Catherine Leary |
| Siblings | James , William |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | |
| Remarriage of Widow | |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Brother of William and James Leary |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Cameron Highlanders |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | Ist |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 6223 |
| Date of Enlistment | 10/9/1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Dumfries |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | |
| Other Rank | |
| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | John originally enlisted at Wigton on 18 July 1902, re-enlisting at the outbreak of WW1. |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 32 |
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| Date of Death | 4th Nov 1914 |
| Regiment at Death | Cameron Highlanders |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | Ist |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Service Number at Death | 6223 |
| Field of Action at Death | Flanders |
| Place of Death | Bolougne Military Hospital |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | III. B. 28. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/47631/leary,-john/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | Kirkconnel War Memorial, Dumfriesshire. |
| Notes | The Leary family had lived at Wigton, Whitehaven ,Cleator Moor (Cleator Moor address 24 Wyndham Row). |
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