Regimental number | 423 |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Other Names | LEECH (from Roll of Honour records) |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Ranken Street, Bathurst, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34.3 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Lech, Ranken Street, Bathurst, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Frederick Augustus Lech on NR |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Martha LECH. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: emphysema), Sydney, 24 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LECH Frederick A |