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Charles Edward LEIGH

Regimental number7522
Place of birthPreston England
SchoolDandenong State School, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia13
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationButcher
AddressDandenong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, C E Leigh, Walker Street, Dandenong, Victoria
Enlistment date3 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 May 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLongueau British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 12), FRANCE
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
73
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Emma LEIGH, Beach Road, Mordialloc, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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