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Private JOHN LEESLEY

Service Number: 241498
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

1st/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 October 1917

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY

IV. L. 6.

Iraq

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Alexandra Leesley, of 12, Clifton Avenue, Rotherham.
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Buried or commemorated at

BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY
Iraq
Number of casualties: 7420
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