206367 Pte. James Leahy British Army 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.13th Mar 1915) My great great great uncle, James Leahy, fought in the First World War. We traced him through the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.His name is on the Le Touret Cemetery. We visited there about 4 years ago and it is kept really beautifully.W e also visited the Royal Green Jackets in Winchester where we were given a copy of his Battalion diaries for the days up to, and a few days following, including the day he was killed in action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. We also visited the area where the battles would have taken place very very moving. We laid flowers around the area we looked at for our James, as well as laying them at the cemetery where his name is engraved.
There is also a book at the Cemetery which is available for relatives to look at which, when we looked it, had James' parents' names in there. If any one has any photographs of the 2nd battalion Rifle Brigade I would love to see them.
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