Source: Earned the Military Medal for “Bravery in the Field” during the actions at the Somme September 1916.
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.
Appendix to October 1916 War Diary outlining the soldiers who won decorations from Septembers 1916 action on the Somme Front.“This soldier enlisted under an assumed name, for full particulars see sheet under 141018 Sergeant Leary, H.” Note: Not able to locate this sheet.