| Henry Leonard was listed on Panel Two of the World War One memorial in Coagh Orange Hall to those who served.
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| Henry Leonard was the second son of Henry and Sarah Leonard. Henry Leonard and Sarah McCord were married on 15th November 1877 in the district of Cookstown.
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| Henry Leonard was born on 8th November 1886. He was one of at least six children, all born in the Ardtrea area.
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| Henry was one of four brothers who served during the war.
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| Known family: Henry Leonard, Sarah Leonard, Andrew Leonard (born 14th August 1878), Jane Leonard (born 28th February 1880), Annie Leonard (born 21st September 1882), Henry Leonard (born 8th November 1886), Robert Leonard (born 17th April 1888), James Leonard (born 29th August 1894).
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| The 1901 census lists Henry as age 14, living with the family at house 2 in Glebe, Coagh. Henry had left school and, like his father, was working as a labourer.
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| The 1911 census does not list Henry as living with the family at house 3 in Tullyveagh, Red Row Village, Coagh.
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| 1914-1915
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| Private Henry Leonard served with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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| 1916
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| A newspaper report from April 1916 record that James was one of four brothers who served.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 15th April 1916: (brother of Henry Leonard)
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| Gunner J Leonard, Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, son of Mr Henry Leonard, Drapersfield, has been home on eight days furlough. He joined the army some twenty months ago and has been on active service, and in several heavy engagements within the past few months. He has had some narrow escapes but was fortunate in not being hurt. He is the youngest of four brothers at present in the army, one of which was wounded at the Dardanelles.
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| Private Henry Leonard was injured at the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 8th July 1916:
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| Amongst the other local casualties in the 9th Inniskillings (Tyrone Volunteers reported on Friday by the War Office as wounded are: Private Harry Leonard, son of Mr Harry Leonard, Drapersfield.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 29th July 1916:
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| The following men in the Royal Inniskillings appear in Monday morning’s casually list as wounded:- T J Creighton (Coagh), J Hudson (Coagh), D Jordan (Moneymore), J Mitchell (Coagh), T Nelson (Cookstown), H Leonard (Drapersfield), W Hogg (Drapersfield), J Watters (Tobermore).
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| 1917
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| Private Henry Leonard was injured at Cambrai and also at Langemarck.
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| 1918
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 12th January 1918:
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| In the official list of casualties issued a few days ago appears the following Cookstown names, all of the Royal Inniskillings:- H Leonard, who belongs to Ardtrea; T Maguire, Millburn Street, Cookstown; T Nelson, Cookstown; F S Telford, Cookstown. Nelson is in hospital in Dublin and he and all the others are reported to be making favourable progress towards recovery.
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| Private Henry Leonard was injured at St Quentin in March 1918.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 6th April 1918:
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| Private H Leonard, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Drapersfield, Cookstown, has been wounded in action at St Quentin. This is the fourth time he has been the casualty lists, being wounded previously at Thiepval, Langemarck and Cambrai. His brother, Corporal R Leonard, is at present home from France on leave, and another, Gunner J Leonard, of the Royal Garrison Artillery, is in a convalescent camp in France recovering from wounds received in action.
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| Only two of the brothers of the four Leonard brothers who served were listed on the Memorial in Coagh Orange Hall – Robert and Henry.
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