Harold Leah

Rank:Civilian
Died:22/12/1940Age:6
Incident Date:22/12/1940
Incident Address.5 Tower Street
Died Address:5 Tower Street
Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Hyde Cemetery
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
CWGC - Son of Thomas and Annie Leah, of 16
Mansfield Road. Died at 5 Tower Street.

When houses in the middle of a row received a
direct hit, two children named Harold Leah, aged 3
and his Brother Thomas Leah aged 5, were buried
amid the debris and their bodies were not
recovered until some hours afterwards.  A little
girl who had been in the house playing with them
was uninjured.

Buried on 28/12/1940.

Now the site of the Thornley Medical Centre car
park.
District:
Hyde (Tameside MBC)
Memorials found on:
C.W.G.C.
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