Worcestershire Regiment

Surname	Lea
Forename	Gerald Ernest
Rank	Capt.
Army No
Battalion	2nd
Commissioned	1897-05-15
Date Of Wounds	Not set
Wounds
Died Killed	1914-09-15
Death Details	Killed in action (died of his wounds), France
Enlisted Date	Not set
Enlisted Location
Date Of Birth	Not set
Birth Place	Hampstead, London
Residence	Breinton Court, Hereford.
Discharged	Not set
Theatre Of War	France
Date Of Entry	1914-08-13
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other Info	Died age 37. Son of His Honour Judge Harris Lea; husband of Brenda Baily (formerly Lea), of Breinton Court, Hereford. At dawn (15th September 1914) the 2nd Worcestershire again took up a position on the Tilleul heights, this time in support to the H.L.I. All day long the British positions were heavily shelled and there were many casualties. Near the village of Verneuil, Captain G. E. Lea, was struck on the head by a piece of shrapnel and died three hours afterwards. Vendresse British Cemetery, Aisne, France - grave Ref: III. C. 2.

2nd Worcestershire Regiment - Captain

The British War Medal

The 1914 Star

The Allied Victory Medal

Clasp to the 1914 Star

Queen's South Africa Medal

King's South Africa Medal

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Lea Capt.