LEADBETTER, ROBERT
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CWGC |
SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
Other |
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Parents |
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Where born |
Tutbury, Staffordshire |
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When born |
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Address |
Blacksmith’s Yard (wife and her parents) |
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1a |
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Formerly lived at Tutbury, Staffordshire |
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Spouse |
Yes |
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2 |
Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Fauld Plaster Pits |
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1a |
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Where enlisted |
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
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Regiment |
North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) |
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2, 5 |
Unit |
7th Bn. |
Yes |
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7th (S) Bn. |
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Rank |
Private |
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Service Number |
16570 |
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Date of Death |
30 March 1917 |
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1a |
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29 March 1917 |
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Yes |
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Age at time of death |
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Where Killed or died |
Mesopotamia (Iraq) |
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1a |
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How he died |
Killed in Action |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Basra Memorial for the Missing Panel 34 |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial |
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St. Werburgh’s Church War Memorial, Hanbury |
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Hanbury Parish Roll of Honour - St. Werburgh’s Church, Hanbury |
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Awards |
Victory Medal Roll F/104 B7 page 669 |
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British War Medal Roll F/104 B7 page 669 |
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Before the war, Robert was employed at the Fault Plaster Pits[1a].
It was not until the end of April 1917 that his wife received notification that he had been killed on 30th March 1917 in Mesopotamia[1a]. At the time she was living with her parents in Blacksmith's Yard, Uttoxeter[1a].
The Uttoxeter Advertiser’s roll of honour says that he died in Mail Plain, Mesopotamia