1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Second Lieutenant Leary was gazetted to the Royal Irish Regiment in September 1914. He served in France where he was promoted to lieutenant in December 1914. He was killed by a sniper on 21 June 1915. He is buried in Houplines Cemetery. Photograph presented by Mrs DHL Corrigan, Exeter. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at This image is from IWM Collections.

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