Three: Private E. Leach, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action at...

Three: Private E. Leach, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action at the Battle of the Scarpe on 18 August 1918

British War Medal 1914-20, naming erased; Victory Medal 1914-19 (275332 Pte. E. Leach. Manch. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (275332 Pte. E. Leach. Manch. R.) mounted court-style for display, some spotting to VM, good very fine (3) £120-£160

Special Collection
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

Footnote
Ernest Leach was born at Openshaw, Manchester, in 1889 and was one of those who volunteered for service in early September 1914, for service in the 7th (Territorial) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. He was posted to 2/7th (Home Service) Battalion and served on the East Coast Defences at Crowborough and Colchester. The battalion was mobilised for overseas service in February 1917, and he landed in France on 5 March 1917.

Leach was posted to the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment following the reduction of the 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 31 July 1918. His new battalion took part in the Battle of the Aisne, and the Battle of the Scarpe, a phase of the Second Battle of Arras, 1918. He was killed in action on 18 August 1918, and is buried at Thelus Military Cemetery, France.

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