Pte.
William Leary
Military Details
Service Number: 3606
Regiment & Unit / Ship
XVI Corps Cyclist Bn Army Cycle Corps
Enlisted
4 October 1914
Awards and Medals
The 1914-15 Star
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
4 October 1914
Place of Enlistment
Dumfries
Residence at Enlistment
Kirkconnel , Dumfries
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
6th
Service Number at Enlistment
12266
Service History
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.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1 June 1884
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor, Cumberland
Religion
R.C.
Address
Kirkconnel , Dumfries
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Kirkconnel , Dumfries
Parents
James & Catherine Leary
Siblings
John , James
Organisation
Fauldhead Colliery
Family Connection
Brother of John Leary and James leary
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Coal Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
6th November 1918
Age at Death
34
Circumstances of Death
Died of Malaria
Place of Death
40th Casualty Clearing Station Salonika
Theater of Action
Greece
Regiment at Death
Army Cycle Corps
Battalion/Vessel at Death
XVI Corps Cyclist Bn
Rank at Death
Pte.
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.
Buried or Commemorated at
STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY
Greece
Grave Position: VII. J. 8.
Private Memorial: Kirkconnel War Memorial, Dumfriesshire.
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