Inscription
In
Loving Memory
of
WILLIAM LEAL
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
MARY MARINA LEAL,
WHO DIED AUGUST 8TH 1923
AGED 79 YEARS
REST IN PEACE
Also of
Their Son
ARTHUR JOHN FRANCIS
LEAL
KILLED IN FRANCE
OCTOBER 9TH 1914
AGED 28 YEARS
Further Information
Arthur John Francis Leal
Son of : William Leal and Mary Marina Leal (née Green), of Haylands, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Born : 1887, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Census information :
1891 : William and Mary Leal, with their children including John aged 4, are at Cambria Cottage, Upton Road, Haylands, Ryde.
William Leal is a General Labourer.
1901 : William and Mary Leal, with their children including John aged 14, are at 28 Upton Road, Haylands, Ryde.
William Leal is a Carman; John Leal is an Errand Boy.
1911 : Arthur John Francis Leal not located
Service Information :
Pte 1289 Arthur John Francis Leal, 1st Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers.
Casualty information :
Died : 21 Oct 1914, aged 27 (CWGC).
Buried at : Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France.
CWGC record ...
The date of death on the grave marker is at variance with the date of death given in CWGC records, which is 21 Oct 1914, and his age, which is given as 27.
Commemorated on these War Memorials :
County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle (as LEAL J)
East Cowes Parish War Memorial (as John Leal)
Ryde St Michael's Church War Memorial (as John Leal)
See also RSHG record ...
Isle of Wight County Press, 21 November 1914
