Leatherbarrow Brothers

[Guest missy1800]

Hi

I'm a little new to all of this but I have a couple of relations and I wonder if anyone would be able to provide (or direct me to where I could find) any additional information on these Brothers?

William LEATHERBARROW 10260 L/Cpl. 9th West Yorks. Regiment 27/08/1915 Gallipoli

Edmund LEATHERBARROW (Served as LEATHER) 16590 Pte. 18th Kings(L'pool)01/07/1916

Any information would be very gratefully received.

Thanks, Kate

[kenf48]

Hi and welcome to the forum

a good (the best!) place to start is the parent site, the Long Long Trail(LLT) 'Researching a soldier'

http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/grandad.htm

While people are happy to help it's perhaps better if you're more specific and also tell us what you know about them.

I assume you got the information above from the Commonwealth War Grave (CWGC) Debt of Honour search. You can search at the National Archives (TNA) for their medal index card (mic) or you can search Ancestry from your local library or using the free 14 day trial. Someone may look them up for you. The War Diary may be available at TNA or on the forum. Try here http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...howtopic=145000

William Leatherbarrow mic shows he died of wounds at Gallipolli having entered theatre on 2 July 1915 landing with his Battalion as shown on the LLT

Edmond Leather went to France, landing with his Battalion on the 7th November 1915 at Boulogne (LLT). He was killed on the Somme probably when his battalion successfully attacked German positions at Montauban suffering over 500 casualties (or about half the Battalion strength). Like his brother (?) he has no known grave. (If you click on the red link for each memorial on the CWGC entry you will learn more about the memorial).

That's a starter suggest you read the LLT and come back with any questions.

Ken

[KevinBattle]

According to CWGC, WILLIAM also served as LEATHER:-

Name: LEATHERBARROW, WILLIAM

Initials: W

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment/Service: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

Unit Text: 9th Bn.

Age: 19

Date of Death: 27/08/1915

Service No: 10260

Additional information: Served as LEATHER. Son of John and Fannie Leatherbarrow, of "Ryecroft," Lidgett Lane, Roundhay, Leeds.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 47 to 51.

Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL

Name: LEATHERBARROW, EDMUND

Initials: E

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

Unit Text: 18th Bn.

Age: 32

Date of Death: 01/07/1916

Service No: 16590

Additional information: (served as LEATHER). Son of John Clough Leatherbarrow and Fannie Leatherbarrow, of Rycroft, Lidgett Lane, Roundhay, Leeds.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.

Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL