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Albert Henry LEESON

Regimental number1674
Place of birthVentnor, Phillip Island, Victoria
SchoolState School, Phillip Island, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCowes, Phillip Island, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinSister, Mrs Annie West, Cowes, Victoria
Enlistment date2 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death33.1
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Rachel LEESON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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