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LEITCH, Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7003 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7003, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.