Regimental number | 28 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
School | Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Engineering student |
Address | Station Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Leckie, Station Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served or 2 years in 34th Engineers, Citizen Military Forces; still serving (as Lt for 9 months) at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Discharged |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, Mena Camp, 17 January 1915 (pneumonia); transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Mena House, Cairo, 17 January 1915 (pleurisy); discharged from hospital, 23 January 1915. Discharged from the AIF, 6 April 1915, on being granted a Commission in the Imperial Army. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LECKIE Walter Alan |