Leslie Thomas Joseph RAHILLY

RAHILLY, Leslie Thomas Joseph

    Service Number: VX17267
    Enlisted: 25 May 1940
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 2nd/8th Field Regiment
    Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1912
    Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
    Schooling: Ballarat School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1974, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
    Grave Location: 5*ME3*N.
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    World War 2 Service

    25 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment
    25 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX17267, Recruit Reception Depot, On the 25th May 1940 Leslie Thomas Joseph Rahilly Enlisted n the Australian Army as Private VX17267 at the Recruit Reception Depot, Caulfield, Victoria.
    29 May 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, On the 29th May 1940 he was Transferred to the 2/14 Infantry Battalion AIF.
    30 May 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 30th May 1940 he was Transferred to the 2/8 Field Regiment AIF & Reclassified to Gunner.
    16 Nov 1940: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 16th November 1940 he Embarked from Melbourne Aboard the Vessel "HMT Strathmore) bound for Palestine.
    17 Dec 1940: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 17th December 1940 he Disembarked the Vessel "HMT Strathmore" at Palestine.
    1 Oct 1941: Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, On the 1st October1941 he was Evacuated from the Field to the 63rd British General Hospital suffering from Neurosis and Anxiety (Fits of Uncontrollable Shaking). This Medical Condition would Impact him for the rest of his Military Career.
    1 Feb 1942: Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, On the 1st February 1942 the Medical Classification Board assessed him as fit for duties "Other Than Active Service With Field Formations".
    22 Jul 1942: Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, On the 22nd July 1942 he was Medically Reassessed and his Classification is now "Temporarily Unfit For Service For A Period Greater Than Six Months".
    15 Sep 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 15th September 1942 he Embarked from the Middle East as a Medical Transfer and was Bound for Sydney, Australia.
    30 Oct 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 30th October 1942 he Disembarked at Sydney, Australia.
    30 Oct 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 30th October 1942 he Embarked Sydney Bound for Melbourne, Victoria.
    31 Oct 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 31st October 1942 he Disembarked at Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria.
    24 Apr 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, On the 24th April 1943 he was Discharged as Medically Unfit from the Australian Army as Gunner VX17267.
    24 Apr 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX17267, 2nd/8th Field Regiment

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