His story
Samuel Leigh was born at Armitage, Staffordshire, the son of John and Esther Leigh. He worked as a potter’s presser in 1901 and later as a labourer. His wife Sarah lived at 6 Greenfield Avenue, Armitage.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps and entered France on 22 December 1914. He died in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1915, aged forty-seven, and was buried in Armitage Cemetery.
Before the war
- Place of birth
- Armitage, Staffordshire
- Occupation
- Potter’s presser (1901); later labourer
- Family
- Son of John and Esther Leigh; husband of Sarah Leigh, of 6, Greenfield Avenue, Armitage. Born at Armitage.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/1987
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Theatre of war
- France, 22 December 1914
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 16 March 1915
- Age
- 47
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Tuberculosis
- Cemetery or memorial
- Armitage Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- ARMITAGE — 1901 CENSUS TRANSCRIPTION
- Research record number: 14
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Samuel Leigh”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/leigh-samuel-se-1987/.
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