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Second Lieutenant JOHN LEA

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Leicestershire Regiment

8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 July 1916

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MERICOURT-L'ABBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

II. E. 20.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Ada Lea, of 57, St. Bees St., Moss Side, Manchester.
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MERICOURT-L'ABBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 422
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