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LEISHMAN, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 728 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lineman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row G, Grave 4, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 728, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 728, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 728, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 25 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 728, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 728 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-11-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Leishman of Rockhampton, QLD
Husband of Catherine (Kate) Leishman of New Farm, Brisbane QLD. Catherine later re-married and was known as Catherine Hall and was residing Milson's Point, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the New South Wales Imperial Bushman and the Scottish Horse Scouts
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