W. A. LELAND, 04 June 1915
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Walter Alfred Leland
Born:
15 Adar 5653 (03 March 1893)
Died:
22 Sivan 5675 (04 June 1915)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
LEL3626
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
15 Adar 5653 (03 March 1893)
Place of birth:
Liverpool
Death
Date of death:
22 Sivan 5675 (04 June 1915)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Dardenelles, Turkey
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Places
Addresses
Family home:
5 Kensington Court, London (1911)
Schools
Name:
Charterhouse
Year started:
1907
Year left:
1909
Other Organisations
Name:
Charterhouse Rifle Club
Significance:
He won several cups at Bisley for shooting
Synagogues
Name:
New West End Synagogue
Hobbies
Lieutenant Leland was very musical, and the writing of music and verse were his principal hobbies.
Family
Siblings
Neil Leland (male)
Dorothy Leland (female)
Parents
Father: Alfred Leland (male)
Mother: Eugenie Gollin (female)
Homefront
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date discharged/death:
04 June 1915
Rank at discharge/death:
Lieutenant
Assignments
Regiment:
Bedfordshire Regiment
Battalion/unit:
10th Battalion
Regiment:
attd. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Battalion/unit:
1st Battalion
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Lieutenant
Date of Death:
04 June 1915
Age:
22 years old
Regiment / service:
Bedfordshire Regiment, 10th Bn.
Cemetery:
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Grave reference:
Panel 55 and 218.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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