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PESKETT, Leonard Bertram
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 946 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | New Brighton, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 946, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 946, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 946, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 18 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 6 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 3 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Leonard was a Gallipoli veteran.