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Henry Leslie

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Henry Leslie, image courtesy of Michael Caldwell

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Perth
  • Service no: S/12022
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 12.10.1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 94 to 96

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Broughty Ferry
  • Address: 7 Lawrence St, Broughty Ferry
  • Occupation: Boot Finisher
  • Mother:

    Agnes Leslie, 7 Lawrence St, Broughty Ferry

  • Father:

    William Leslie, 7 Lawrence St, Broughty Ferry

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Henry Leslie

Henry has no known grave but is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

Henry Leslie   S/12022   Black Watch

Mr William Leslie, 7 Lawrence Street, Broughty Ferry, has been officially informed that his son, Private Henry Leslie, Black Watch, was killed 12th October, 1917, at which date he was previously reported wounded and missing.  He enlisted in Glasgow (where he was employed as a boot-finisher) in 1915, and was wounded on a former occasion.

Dundee Courier 2nd September 1918

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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