South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Lieutenant Henry Alan LEEKE - 9th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Died on Saturday, May 29th 1915 aged 35


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave of Memorial
Home Did not serve abroad Aldershot Military Hospital
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
Did not serve abroad ~ Leamington Hastings
    New Milverton (Leamington) St. Mark's
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted 
Died of Cerebal Meningitis Commissioned Other War Memorials
    Chavenage House, Tetbury
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units Corpus Christi, Cambridge 
Thornhill Isolation Hospital, Aldershot  ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Henry died of Died of Cerebal Meningitis at the Thornhill Isolation Hospital, Aldershot during his initial training.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
15 Nov 1879 at Weston, Staffs  
   
Parents NamesAbode
Henry and Elizabeth Harriet Leamington Spa
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
Catherine Herbert Leeke nee Fullerton Alan Charles Herbert Leeke born 1909
2 Jun 1908 at St. Simon's, Chelsea, London Catherine Elizabeth Leeke born 1912
   
SchoolsColleges
Leamington College for Boys Corpus Christi, Cambridge 1899                         
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1879 - Weston, Staffs 1891 - Scholar
1881 - Milwich, Staffs 1908 - Engineer
1891 - Cliffe House, Milverton 1911 - Living on own means
1901 - Kidbroke Park, London with Uncle  
1908 - Marton (Marriage Cert)  
1911 - Tithe Farm House, Marton, Warwickshire  
1913 - Hill, Leamington Hastings (Voters Roll)  
1915 - Hill, Leamington Hastings (Probate & Voter Roll)  

Henry represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympics in Shotput, Discus and Javelin competitions. Read more here