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LEITCH, Nelila
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Cowleys Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, Row 75, Grave 9 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Saw service with the British Indian Service, AIF - Posted to British War Hospital, Bombay for duty - 1916-1918 | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Disembarked at Pt. Said per HT "Nile" from Bombay on 15.10.1918 Embarked for United Kingdom per HT "Kaisr-i-Hind" on 27.12.1918 | |
| 4 Apr 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Daughter of Colin Leitch and Christina Fletcher.
Memorial The Victorian Garden of Remembrance
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