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JOHN THOMAS S LEYLAND
Kingston upon Hull HU5 3NG
England
BORN BALLYASDARE, IRELAND 1898. SON OF ARTHUR LEYLAND (1882-1929) AND ELEANOR TIGHE (1875-1950), OF 38, NEWSTEAD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HE RESIDED AT BARNARD CASTLE, DURHAM. ENLISTED AT BARNARD CASTLE. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, T.R./5/40142, 32ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. TRANSFERRED AS DRIVER, 11TH ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/08/1917, AGED 19. BURIED IN BELGIUM.
LISTED AS DEAD IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER ARTHUR
NB: JOHN HENRY LEYLAND, RNR - 5 SOVEREIGN PLACE, WILLIAM ST. ARTHUR LEYLAND, ROYAL NAVY - 17 WEST STREET, HULL ; THOMAS LEYLAND - 82 ETON STREET, HULL
Ieper 8900
Vlaanderen
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