Leslie Jackson Coombe
Leslie Jackson Coombe (1883- ), Mechanical Engineer, of Spear and Jackson.
1883 Born.
Ed. Sheffield Royal Grammar School and Sheffield University.
1901-3 Served apprenticeship with Spear and Jackson, Ltd.
1904-5 travelled Continent and Colonies
1906 Works Manager and Director of Spear and Jackson, Ltd.
WWI War Services.— Mobilized 1914; proceeded overseas, January, 1917; commanded 2/4th and 2/6th Duke of Wellington's Battalions in France, 1917-8; invalided home, 1918.
1919 Joint Managing Director of Spear and Jackson, Ltd.