LEAHY, Joseph William
| Service Number: | 1051 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Johnstown, Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland , 13 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Dalwallinu, Dalwallinu, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Morchies Australian Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1051, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 1051, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 1051, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Name
Correct name is William Joseph LEAHY.
Submitted 14 April 2021 by Lorraine Langer
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
11th Battalion, C Company, .Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 27/28 and the son of Timothy and Margaret Leahy. Urlingford .
Next of kin
Brother, M.J. Leahy, Wongan Hill, Western Australia.
Age on arrival in Australia-19.
Enlistment date-7 September 1914
Place of enlistment-Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Age at embarkation-24.
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 31 October 1914
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915.
Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 17 August 1915 (influenza), and transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station. transferred on HS 'Ulysses' to Alexandria from Mudros, 18 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 25 August 1915, and admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 31 August 1915. Transferred to A & NZ Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 10 September 1915; discharged to duty, 14 September 1915.
Admitted to Detention Barracks Hospital, Abbassia, 19 September 1915; discharged to duty, 21 September 1915.
Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 29 September 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 29 September 1915; discharged to duty, 1 October 1915.
En route to re-join Battalion at Gallipoli, admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 29 October 1915 - discharged to unit, 19 November 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 6 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916.
Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 16 June 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 17 June 1916; to 9th Stationary Hospital, Havre, 20 June 1916; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 30 June 1916; discharged to duty, 7 July 1916.
Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 8 July 1916 - discharged to duty, 3 August 1916; re-joined Battalion 25 August 1916.
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