What is recorded here
Edward Pemberton Leach is a birthplace in County Derry, Ireland. Perhaps the boy who left that soil became the officer who bled for others under fire. Maybe the land still remembers the weight of the medal he carried.
Why this person is known: Irish military officer (1847–1913); recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Birthplace
- Derry
Places near here
C6th MONASTERY, PRE-NORMAN, MEDIEVAL ,POST-MED. & MODERN CHURCH & CATHEDRAL: TEMPLEMORE, DAIRE COLUMCILLE, DAIRE CALGAICH or DUBH REGLES in Derry; LondonderryC6th MONASTERY, PRE-NORMAN, MEDIEVAL ,POST-MED. & MODERN CHURCH & CATHEDRAL: TEMPLEMORE, DAIRE COLUMCILLE, DAIRE CALGAICH or DUBH REGLES · 1014 yd
Double BastionViewpoint · 1135 yd
Free Derry CornerMonument · 1148 yd
Derry GaolMonument · 1155 yd
Seán Ó CianáinMemorial · 1187 yd
H-Block MemorialMemorial · 1204 yd
Battle of the BogsideMajor battlefield · 1252 yd
St. Augustine's ChurchChurch · 1265 yd
Museum of Free DerryMuseum · 1286 yd
Church BastionViewpoint · 1292 yd
Apprentice Boys of Derry and Siege MuseumMuseum · 1315 yd
Foyle Valley Railway MuseumMuseum · 1449 ydOther information
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain