LEININGER, John William
| Service Number: | 2109 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2109, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2109, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2109, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He enlisted and served under the alias of John William Allen
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
2109 Corporal John William Leininger. "Jack" enlisted under the name of John Allen (because of his German surname). He joined the Battalion at Gallipoli on 4 August 1915. He was wounded at Lone Pine on the 10 August and transferred to Egypt on the 18 August. He rejoined the Battalion at Gallipoli on the 7 December. On 3 March 1916 Jack was promoted to Lance-Corporal at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt. He was promoted to Corporal 3 August 1916 in France. Jack was killed in action on 16 August 1916 at Pozieres and is buried between somewhere between Pozieres and Mouquet Farm.
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