Edward (Ted) LEITCH

LEITCH, Edward

Service Number: 7003
Enlisted: 30 September 1916, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Strathpine, Qld., 22 August 1893
Home Town: Strathpine, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Brisbane, Qld., 23 September 1941, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Lawnton Cemetery
Memorials: Strathpine District Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

30 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7003, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
25 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7003, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7003, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Edward Leitch, known as Ted, parents were John Leitch and Ellen Mary Draper. The Leitch's were a pioneering family of Albany Creek, who first arrived in Queensland in 1863. Ted went back to working at the farm at Albany Creek and in 1923 married May Johnston. He died age 48.