Private
Joseph Leech
Military Details
Service Number: 12687
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd Regiment(South African Infantry)
Enlisted
8 March 1917
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
8 March 1917
Place of Enlistment
South Africa
Residence at Enlistment
14 Queen Street , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
12687
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1878
Place of Birth
Egremont
Religion
C of E
Address
14 Queen Street , Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
14 Queen Street , Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
14 Queen Street , Cleator Moor
Parents
Son of John & Jane Leech , High Dyke , Frizington
Siblings
Mary j, Issac P, Mary, Robert, William L,
Married
Muriel Lindow Leech
Children
Jack , William
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Gold Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
18th December 1917
Age at Death
40
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Regiment(South African Infantry)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
France
Grave Position: III. G. 8.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial
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