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Howard Henry LEANEY

Regimental number53476
Place of birthMilton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressThe Hutt, Milton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Francis Thomas Leaney, The Hutt, Milton, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the 28th Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date10 December 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNew South Wales Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 8 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date21 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 21 October 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death6 January 1954
Age at death56
Place of burialNowra Cemetery, New South Wales

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