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WALL, Leonard George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 200 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whyte, South Australia, November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Yarcowie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Whyte Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Shoeing smith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial, Orroroo Baptist Sunday School Roll of Honour, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Orroroo Public School Roll of Honour, Orroroo War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Leonard George Wall was born in Whyte, Yarcowie, South Australia in November 1888 and went to Whyte Public School, South Australia. After his education he became a shoesmith for horses. He enlisted in the AIF in July 2016 and embarked on 18 Nov 1915 for Egypt for training. After that he was sent to France to fight and sadly died on the 20 of July 1916 in France in the battle of Fromelles.