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Henry Herbert Leland, the son of Herbert and Mary (Zandt) Leland, was born on July 28, 1891, in Schenectady, New York. He played the clarinet and saxophone and belonged to Musicians Local No. 85. The Schenectady Illuminating Company was Henry's employer.
On June 21, 1916, Henry enlisted in the United States Army. He was the bandmaster for Headquarters Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On November 5, 1918, influenza claimed Henry's life in Rouen, France. He is buried in Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon