“LIEUTENANT E. R. LEARY Cable advice has been received by Mrs. D. Corrigan, of Seaview Road, Remuera, from the secretary of the War Office, London, stating that her youngest son. Lieutenant E. R. Leary, died of wounds on July 21. Lieutenant E. R. Leary was born at Palmerston North and received his education at the Palmerston North High School, Wellington College and Waitaki High School. He was 21 cars of age, and was always a keen military student. After returning from Samoa with the main body in May of last year, he left for England, and was accepted as a member of the special reserve of an Imperial regiment. He specialised in machine-gun training, and was transferred to France for active service in January last. His brother. Lieutenant L. P. Leary, who was reported as dangerously ill, is now convalescent in England.” [New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16219, 26 July 1916, Page 8]