Leonard Percy HITCH

Regimental number29959
Place of birthHammond South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressStreaky Bay, West Coast, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Hitch, Streaky Bay, West Coast, South Australia
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 120
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/136/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 3 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death29 May 1960