Leo Erwin BEREEHRIE

Regimental number2913
SchoolState School, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBoat Harbour, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs annie Bereehrie, Boat Harbour, Tasmania
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19-22 August 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death19-22 August 1916
Age at death21.3
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
65
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Stephen and Sarah Ann BERECHREE. Native of Boat Harbour, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal