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Walter William LEESON

Regimental number4377
Place of birthNarrandera, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation overseer
AddressConopana Station, Whilton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, Thomas Leeson, Whilton, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death28 January 1949
Age at death65
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LEESON Walter William

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