John Henry Leece
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 33808. Private. I.O.M Volunteers / H Co. 3 Cheshire Regiment. Reported in May. Sept.13. Dec-14 Bidston Camp. Birkenhead 1st Cheshire R. 14 Platoon D. Co. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) June 1916 Killed Sept. 1916.' Note: Commonwealth War Graves Commission confirms date of death as 5 Sept 1916. (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/10)
External sources: 39 Tynwald Street