Regimental number | 3174 |
Place of birth | Sutton, Surrey, England |
School | Sutton High School, Surrey, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sleeper hewer |
Address | Perth GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Edward Leigh, Sutton, Surrey, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Offered himself in 1914 but rejected. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave 4), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth LEIGH, London. Native of Sutton Surrey |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |