Leonard George WALL

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WALL, Leonard George

Service Number:	200
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Whyte Yarcowie, South Australia, Australia, 27 October 1890
Home Town:	Yarcowie, South Australia
Schooling:	Whyte Public School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Shoeing Smith / Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
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

World War 1 Service

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 200, Depot Battalion , Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 200, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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Biography 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.

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