Hart Leech enlisted in Winnipeg in 1914 and served as a lieutenant with the 61st Battalion in France. He was killed in September of 1916 and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.. This collection currently consists of four letters.  Three of the letters were written by Leech in 1916 and one by his commanding officer in 1928.  The last letter written by Leech to his mother in September, 1916 was not found until 1928.  There are also two clippings and a photograph.