LEADBETTER, Eric Tilson
| Service Number: | 4191 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morven, Queensland, Australia, 7 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Oxley State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried in Military Cemetery Dernancourt but grave lost |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St James' M2, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial), Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 15th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 47th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to right leg | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4191, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4191 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Eric Tilson LEADBETTER was born in Morven, Queensland on 7th April, 1896
His parents were Mark LEADBETTER & Mary Ellen JESSER
He enlisted in Toowoomba as a Private on 1st September, 1915 and embarked with the 15th Infantry Battalion, 13th reinforcements from Brisbane on the HMAT Kyarra on 3rd January, 1916
Eric was promoted through the ranks to Sergeant & wounded twice
He was Killed in Action on 28th March, 1918 and buried in the Military Cemetery at Dernancourt but his grave could not be located - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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His brother Thomas Elliot LEADBETTER also served in WW1 in the 15th Infantry Battalion (SN 2928A) & returned to Australia in 1917
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