208925 Pte. Peter Flemming Cleary British Army Highland Light Infantry Gordon Highlanders from:Loanhead, Scotland Grandpa Peter Cleary would seldom talk about the war. But when he did, he would break into tears and hang his head. I could see the pain of WWI, and his time in the trenches, had taken their toll on his soul. Peter was wounded at the Battle of Loos on Sept. 25th, 1915. He would sometimes speak of the hand to hand fighting and the great loss of life at that location. He served through all of WWI and finally immigrating to the U.S. in October of 1920, settling in Seattle, Washington. I have his medals "Mike, Pip, and Squeak" and I proudly display them in his memory.
He was very proud to have been a Scottish Highland Soldier with the Gordon Highlanders and later with the Highland Light Infantry. Peter F. Cleary died in Seattle, Washington in 1967. From a proud grandson! "A Gordon for Me"!
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