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Hellier LE LACHEUR

Regimental number15785
Date of birth24 October 1884
Place of birthStepney, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationHigh school teacher
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Hilda Eveleen
Previous military serviceServed as Lieutenant, Senior Cadets (unattached).
Enlistment date11 September 1917
Place of enlistmentKadina, South Australia
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, November-December 1917 Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 30 April 1918
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Discharge date12 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918.

Taken on strength, 38th Company, Australian Mounted Division Train, 25 July 1918, and appointed Driver.

Found guilty, 28 September 1918, of when on Active Service conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military discipline, in that he appeared on parade (Guard Mounting) with a dirty rifle: awarded 4 extra guards.

Admitted to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 November 1918 (malaria); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 7 December 1918; discharged to duty, 6 January 1919.

Appointed Temporary 2nd Lieutenant as from 27 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; appointment terminated (discharged)(termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 12 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 July 1961
SourcesNAA: B2455, LE LACHEUR Hellier

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