Private John Leiser

18 Sep 1944

John Leiser was the son of John and Mary Leiser, of Kirkcaldy, Fife. He enlisted in the General Service Corps and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Private Leiser successfully completed glider training and was posted to B Company, 7th (Airborne) Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and took part in Operation Market Garden, (Arnhem).

Pte Leiser was killed in action on 18 September 1944, aged 19, and is commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial to the missing.

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By Rod Gibson

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