Basic Details
Surname
Leary
Forenames
George Godfrey Whitley
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the College website (see References) reads as follows: 'George Godfrey Whitley Leary, Lieutenant, 10th Gloucestershire Regiment. George Godfrey Whitley Leary came up to Jesus in 1910 having previously attended Repton School. Born: Georgetown, Guyana on 28 May 1892, Fell in action: 25 September 1915.
It appears Leary was only here for a short time which means we have very little information on his time at Jesus College. The obituary for him in the Jesus College Cambridge Society Annual Report 1916, merely records his basic details i.e. father, birth place and date, school, rank and regiment. There is one further detail, unusual for most Jesuans who matriculated in the 1910s, his marriage to “Edythe Balls of Tynemouth” in April 1915.
Leary fell in action on the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Loos
Year of death
1915
Month of death
September
Day of death
25
Age at death
23
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial