Leonard Fairclough [SEP] date of death
Leonard Fairclough
Leonard Fairclough (1853–1927) was a stonemason who founded Leonard Fairclough & Son which later merged with William Press Group to become AMEC, one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering businesses.
Career.
Fairclough was born in 1853 in Adlington, Lancashire. He apprenticed locally and duly qualified as a stonemason. He set up in business on his own in 1883, initially carving funeral monuments. He subsequently brought his son, Leonard Miller Fairclough, into the business which was renamed "Leonard Fairclough & Son"
Arthur Bradfield Fairclough
Arthur Bradfield Fairclough (25 July 1896 – 9 December 1968) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 19 aerial victories.
Early life and background.
Fairclough was born in Toronto, the son of Leonard and Ettie (née Carter) Fairclough, and before the war worked as a clerk for the financiers Wood Gundy.
Military service.
On 7 February 1916 Fairclough was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. On 24