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ERICKSON, Leander Carl
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1788 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1788, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1788, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1788, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother 5010 Pte Henri Wilhelm Erickson 23rd Battalion AIF, was killed in action on 3 October 1917 in Belgium aged 41 years. Another brother, 1885 Pte John Erickson served with the 59th Battalion and returned to Australia in 1919. They were the sons of Carl and Wilhelmina Erickson of South Melbourne, Victoria. The father, Carl Erickson was born in Finland and came to Australia in about 1869.
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