Lance Corporal C W Leach

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Rochdale
Town: Littleborough
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 98132

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Current location

St James' Churchyard
Calderbrook Road
Littleborough
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL15 9NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 94128 18186
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Separate sandstone marker in the form of a scroll draped over a stand of stone blocks with incised inscription, set in front of the family headstone. The subject's brother, also died 1915, is commemorated on the same stone, and on the base of the family headstone.

Inscription

(Brother's details)/ Also of/ L/Cpl. Clarence/ Wm. Leach, who was/ Killed in Action in/ France. Sep 25th 1915/ Aged 21 years./ Sons of the late/ Stephen & Grace Leach.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Leach, Clarence Wm
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, manner, country and date of death, age, relationship, parents' names
Order of information: As above

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

The Parochial Church Council

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