Sapper 2074111 Thomas Leahey
Regiment: Royal Engineers - 252 Field Coy
Theatre of War: At sea
Age at death: 35
Date of death: 27th of May 1943
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Brookwood Memorial
BMD details:
Marriage of Thomas Leahey to Martha Sharples reg Q1 1940 St Helens. Vol 8b page 1783
Family details:
Husband of M. Leahey, of Thatto Heath, St Helens Lancashire.
Census details:
1911 - Thomas 4 is living with his parents Joseph 31, Edith 28 and siblings Joseph 9, Hannah 7, Robert 6 and James 9 months at 10 Eccleston Street, St Helens. 1939 Register. Not identified. Thomas is not at 10 Eccleston Street, St Helens with parents Joseph Leahey born 18/08/1880 a General Labourer, mother Ada (Edith) Leahey born 17/11/1883 an Unpaid Domestic and sister Edith Taylor (Leahey) born 17/10/1919 a Paid Domestic Servant. Two members of the household are redacted. There is a Thomas Leahey living at 20 Bolton Street, St Helens with brother Peter but he was born 1910.
[pic]imgs/WW2_misc/ww-251111.jpg[/pic][caption]Newspaper Article From abt 1973[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/TLeahey.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Brookwood Memorial bearing the inscription for Sapper Thomas Leahey
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