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William LEEMING

Regimental number828
Place of birthHayten Parish, Cumberland, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressFirst Street, Weston, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, William Leeming, Clara Vale, Ryton-on-Tyne, Durham, England
Enlistment date3 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBray Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane LEEMING, 12 Chamberlain Street, Crowcrook, Ryton. Native of Clara Vale, Ryton, Co. Durham, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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