| James Leighton | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 15274 | ||
| Company | B Company | ||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | None listed in SDGW | ||
| Enlisted | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
| Resident | 23 Garfield Street, Carlisle | ||
| Born | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
| Died | 10 September 1916 | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Died of wounds | ||
| Age | 24 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Grave | ||
| Reference no. | V.C.27. | ||
| Resting place | Lillers Communal Cemetery | ||
| Source | |||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
| Notes | |||
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| *Son of the late Peter and Elizabeth Leighton; husband of Esther M. Leighton, of 37 Regent Terrace, Blackwell Road, Carlisle, Cumberland.*Previously employed as a Riveter. |
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