Walter Clarence LEESON

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LEESON, Walter Clarence

Service Number:	2837
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	St George, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	St George, Balonne Shire, Queensland
Schooling:	St George, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 3 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2837, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2837, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Cecily Wilson

Walter was a country boy, the son of Thomas and Ellen Leeson of St George Qld..

Walter was always remembered and never forgotten by his parents and family.

Walter came from a family of great horsemen and later the Leeson family lived and worked around the Warwick Qld area..

There is a beautiful monument on the banks of the Balonne river, at his home town St George Qld with Walters name on it.

RIP Walter. We are so proud of you. Sadly missed by all the family.

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