Basic Details
Surname
Geary
Forenames
Leonard William Charles
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 19.08.2024 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2326334/leonard-william-charles-geary/
Lance Corporal LEONARD WILLIAM CHARLES GEARY
Service Number: 1906856
Royal Engineers 263 Field Regt.
Date of Death 16 July 1944 Age 24 years old
Buried BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY III. M. 9.
Son of Charles and Florence Kate Geary; husband of Marjorie Grace Geary, of Kingfield, Woking, Surrey.
Personal Inscription DEAREST AND BEST. GOD'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Engineers
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Engineers
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lance Corporal
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Cemetery
Bayeux
Year of death
1944
Month of death
July
Day of death
16
Age at death
24