LESCHKE, Carl William
| Service Number: | 2808 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oakbank, SA, 19 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Oakbank, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Oakbank Public School |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2808, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2808, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide |
Carl William Leschke
Name: Carl Wilhelm Leschke
Service Number: 2808
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 19 December 1891
Place of Enlistment: Keswick
Date of Enlistment: 1 July 1915
Age at Enlistment: 23 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Ida Leschke
Occupation: Railway Porter
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Carl left Adelaide with the 12th Battalion on 21 September 1915 on board HMAT A 15 Star of England arriving in Mudros on 27 November prior to being sent to France on 5 April 1916. He was treated at the 7th Field Ambulance for a septic throat on 6 April 1917 and was able to rejoin his unit on 11 April. Carl was wounded in the shoulder and back and his lung was affected by gas on 15 April. His condition was listed as severe. Consequently he was treated at Weymouth, London General Hospital and the 1st Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield in England throughout the latter part of 1917. Carl returned to Australia on the Runic on 20 December and was discharged as medically unfit on 20 February 1918, receiving a pension of two pounds and five shillings per fortnight from 1 March 1918.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins