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Leo Adrian CONROY

Regimental number920
Place of birthDookie, Victoria
SchoolVictoria Park State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationS S Teacher
Address114 South Street, Preston, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Lawrence Conroy, 114 South Street, Preston, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 5th AIR and as Lt in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name6th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Place of death or woundingRainecourt, France
Age at death26.4
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lawrence and Ellen CONROY, 14 South Street, Preston, Victoria. Native at Dookie, Victoria

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