We remember William James Leekey

We remember William James Leekey

Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Hoxton, East London United Kingdom Source:8705308 Source:8705310 1896
enlistment Bow, East London United Kingdom Source:8705310
service British Army Rifleman 2122 London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Source:8705310
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8705310
location Dalston, East London United Kingdom Source:8705310
1916
death Killed in Action Pas de Calais France Source:8705308 Source:8705310 22nd May 1916
burial Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:8705308

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William James
Initials WJ
Last Name Leekey
Source 8705308
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Dalston, East London United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2122 London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
W B Leekey father

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433

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