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James Edgar Leach VC (27 July 1892 – 15 August 1958) was a British Army officer and English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Leach was 22 years old, and a Second Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, British Army during the First World War on 29 October 1914 near Festubert, France when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.Their citation reads:For conspicuous bravery near Festubert on 29 October, when, after their trench had been taken by the Germans, and after two attempts at recapture had failed, they voluntarily decided on the afternoon of the same day to recover the trench themselves, and, working from traverse to traverse at close quarters with great bravery, they gradually succeeded in regaining possession, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two, and making sixteen prisoners.He later achieved the rank of Captain.

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Leach, James James Leach

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Recipient of the Victoria Cross

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1892-07-27Z

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1892-01-01Z

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1958-08-15Z

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1958-01-01Z

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