| Sapper 5089 Leacroft Howard FREER |
Regiment & Unit
1st Field Company, Canadian Engineers
Enlisted On/At
24 Sep 1915 at Valcartier
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Killed in Action, Tuesday, June 15, 1915 aged 30
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
Second Action of Givenchy (Second Battle of Artois)
Place of Death
Givenchy
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Other Memorial(s)
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The company was in the commications trench behind the front line trench awaiting orders to advance when they were struck by a shell which killed 7 Engineers included Leacroft who was closest to the explosion and was killed instantly.
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
26 Aug 1884 Bidford
Baptism Date & Place
6 Nov 1884 Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence
Parents
Howard & Gertrude,
Port Hammond, Canada
Wife & Marriage
~
Children
~
Address History
- 1901: Bidford on Avon
- 1915: Maple Ridge, Port Hammond, Canada
School(s), Colleges & University
Bedford Grammar School
Occupation(s)
1915: Carpenter
