Christopher Leather
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| Home: | Ingram |
| Date of death: | 25 October 1914 |
| Age at death: | 31 years (Note 1) |
| Fate: | Christopher died during a night attack on the Western Front near Neuve Chappelle, France |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Service No: | |
| Unit/Regiment: | 3rd/1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Buried: | Christopher was buried behind the trenches, but his grave was later lost. He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France (Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 5 and 6). He is also commemorated on two plaques and one stained glass window at Ingram Church, UK. |
| Other: | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Leather, of Middleton Hall, Belford, Northumberland. |
Lieutenant Christopher Leather
(Image: Copyright © IWM (HU 123996). Original Source. Used with permission under IWM Non-Commercial Licence.)
Personal Commemorative Plaque at Ingram Church (1)
1914-1918 Memorial Plaque in Ingram Church, UK
Commemorative stained glass window at Ingram Church, UK (east end of south transept)
Stained glass window detail
Inscription reads: /CHRISTOPHER LEATHER/LIEUT. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 1914/”BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND/I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE/
Le Touret Memorial, France (image courtesy of CWGC)
Northumberland Fusiliers
(Image credit: By kind permission of The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland.)
Additional information
- An expert motorist: Christopher Leather (obituary notice)
Notes
- The Personal Commemorative Plaque at Ingram Church indicates Christopher’s age at death as ’32’. However, the official Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) database cites this as ’31’.
