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Leonard Aubrey CHISHOLM

Regimental number621
Place of birthGeraldton, Western Australia
SchoolState School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
AddressGeraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Walter Chisholm, Northampton, Western Australia
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPoheringhe, Belgium
Age at death22.6
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, grave No. 2A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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