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Robert Victor LEESON

Regimental number2589
Place of birthRiverina New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGarfield PO, Garfield, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Phillip Leeson, Garfield PO, Garfield, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date30 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death5 June 1951
Place of burialCarlton Cemetery

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