Basic Details Surname O’Meara Forenames L A Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Leon Alfred War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes The College website adds: 'He would have come up in 1916 from St Edward's School, Oxford. Only son, of Franco-Indian ascendancy. Buried by the banks of the Tigris and commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Basra.' Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Indian Army Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Indian Army Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Second Lieutenant Death and Burial details Country of death Mesopotamia (Iraq) Town of death Kut-el-Amara Year of death 1917 Month of death February Day of death 6 Age at death 19 Manner of death reference Killed in Action