BRISCOE, Leopold Lionel
| Service Numbers: | 119, 1986 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greta, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 2, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 119, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 119, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement 1986, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked 1986, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1986, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1986 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
30th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 1986
Leopold was the third son of the late Alfred Briscoe and Jane (nee Rostron) Brooker Briscoe Davoren. A shop assistant prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 26 September 1914 (Service #119 13th Battalion, 'B' Company), he embarked from Melbourne, Victoria for overseas aboard HMAT "Ulysses" (A38) on 22 December 1914. He was discharged 4th March 1915, Medical Board found him permanently unfit for war service. He re-enlisted on 20 September 1915, Service #1986 30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement; embarked from Sydney on board HMAT "Ballarat" (A70) on 16 February 1916. He was killed in action at the Battle of Fromelles, aged 22 years.
Mother, Mrs J W Davoren, Greta, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date 20 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 26 September 1914
Family Members
Parents
Alfred Edward Briscoe 1860–1911
Jane Anne Rostron Davoren 1863–1947
Siblings
Caroline Lily Brooker 1884–1947 married George Richard Brooker 1885–1975 in 1909.
Alfred Edward Briscoe 1888–1922-also served in WWI
Nellie Jane Briscoe 1895–1896
Place of enlistment West Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Acting Corporal
30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/47/2
Age at embarkation 25
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 16 February 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll
119
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 30th Battalion
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 23 March 1916.
Proceeded to 30th Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength 30th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.
Sources
NAA: B2455, BRISCOE Leopold Lionel
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