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Leonard Arthur MARSHALL

Regimental number12210
Place of birthMelrose, South Australia
SchoolMelrose Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressEudunda, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.3
Height5' 3.5"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinFather, A S Marshall, 44 St Ann's Place, Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the 24th Australian Light Horse; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
14
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur Stark and Blanche MARSHALL, Birchwood Avenue, Frewville, South Australia. Native of Melrose, South Australia
Family/military connectionsFather: 3179 Trooper Arthur Stark MARSHALL, Anzac Provost Corps, returned to Australia, 12 November 1917; Brothers; 55864 Pte Kyffin Lawrence Edward MARSHALL, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 September 1919; 1301 Pte Thomas Edgar MARSHALL, 48th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MARSHALL Leonard Arthur

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