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William Thomas LEAMAN

Regimental number3634
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBlacktown, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36.2
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Leaman, Elm Cottage, South Milton near King's Bridge, Devonshire, England
Previous military serviceServed for 8 months in the Imperial Light Horse, South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date29 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 December 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 22 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Theophilus and Jane LEAMAN. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date6 May 1921
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from London on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: sinal disease: tubercula), Sydney, 6 May 1921.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death8 April 1940 Randwick (Prince of Wales Hospital)
Age at death60
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LEAMAN William Thomas

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