Source: Earned the Military Medal for “Bravery in the Field” during the actions at the Somme September 1916.
Family Search: When Harry Lieb was born on 28 May 1885, in Callicoon, Sullivan, New York, United States, his father, Carl Ferdinand Lieb, was 45 and his mother, Lavina Manning, was 43. He lived in West Point, Highlands, Orange, New York, United States in 1912. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 30, his occupation is listed as blacksmith. He died on 9 April 1917, in Thélus, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 31, and was buried in Thélus, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Lieb is a German Surname.
Note: Buried at Zivy Crater and the second soldier of the 18th Battalion to be buried there and serving under an assumed name. Please see this post about Private Symonds/Pantall for more information.
Henry Lieb enlisted under the assumed name of Henry Leary at Niagara Camp, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario on August 2, 1915. He enlisted with the 76th Overseas Battalion and indicated that he had 10-years of service with the field artillery of the United States Army.
Arriving in England on May 5, 1916, he only served in England until he was transferred to the 18th Battalion (July 6, 1916) and arrived in the field with the Battalion on July 30, 1916.
It is possible he distinguished himself during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (September 15, 1916) as he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on September 16, 1916. He was further rewarded the Military Medal per the London Gazette on December 21, 1916.
He served the Battalion until his death during the attack on Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps and elements of the BEF.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 