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Major JAMES WICKHAM LEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

North Staffordshire Regiment

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 22 October 1918

Age 41 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TEHRAN WAR CEMETERY

V. E. 5.

Iran

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of James V. and Mary J. Ley; husband of the late Helen Strode Ley (nee Sinclair).
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Buried or commemorated at

TEHRAN WAR CEMETERY
Iran
Number of casualties: 603
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