HUSSEY, Leonard
| Service Number: | 2665 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Skipton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Skipton, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 31 March 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Roman Catholic area, Compartment E, Section 3, Grave 12. Service held on 2 April 1941 |
| Memorials: | Camperdown War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2665, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2665, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2665, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2665, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the thighs | |
| 18 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Motor Transport Company | |
| 26 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Motor Transport Company | |
| 3 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2665, 1st Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Hussey and Elizabeth Hussey nee Ryan of 'Callanballan Station', Skipton, Victoria.
Bernard Hussey who served with the 1st Australian Division Motor Transport Company returning to Australia on 12 July 1919; George Hussey who served with the 8th Light Horse Regiment returning to Australia on 29 August 1919; John Hussey who served with the 8th Battalion. Died of wounds 10 August 1918 and is buried in the Vignacourt British Cemetery Plot V, Row D, Grave 17; Charles Hussey who served with the 60th Battalion. Killed in action on 19 July 1916 and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 20 of the VC Corner Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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