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Rifleman

Martin Leader

Service Number 909
Military Unit Attd 286 Co. Machine Gun Corps Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 17 Mar 1917 (53 Years Old)
Place of Birth Melton Mowbrey.
Employment, Education or Hobbies Unknown
Family History

Parents: Martin and Charlotte Leader. Wife, Julia, nee Cooper, married 1885. Lived at 30 Brunts Street, Mansfield. Children: Lillian, born 1889, Lily, born 1893, Beatrice, born 1901 and Charlotte born 19/06/1903.

Military History

Enlisted 26/05/1915 and discharged as medically unfit on 30/11/1916. Served a year in India.

Extra Information

Died of cancer of the mouth and tongue. A military funeral was held at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Mansfield.

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