Regimental number | 2000 |
Place of birth | South Australia |
School | State School and House Tution, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, M W F Leishman, Linton, Highbury, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 25th Light Horse, Narrogin Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Found with 40 others. Volunteered for the daylight under Lt F O Gage on 4th June 1917. He wrote telling me of his bravery and was hit by a shell. Only 14 escaped and unwounded of the Gallant Little Party. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.8 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 6), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mathew and Jessie LEISHMAN, Linton, Highbury, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin Paul Fomachon fell at Gallipoli. Many relations in the British Army - Colonel Sir William Leishman and others. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |