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BREALEY, Leonard George
| Service Numbers: | 13, 3770 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1914, Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Naracoorte, South Australia , 9 December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia , 17 August 1959, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AB, Path 17, Grave 348A |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13, 27th Infantry Battalion, Oaklands, SA | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia - medical Rheumatism | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3770, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 13, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3770, 50th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia 10 March 1918 |
Service History No.13/3770
28/12/14 Enlisted in the A.I.F. as No.13, Pte. L. G. BREALEY 25th Battalion
31/ 5/15 Embarked for Active Service Abroad.
17/ 9/15 Left Suez for return Australia per "Beltana"
13/10/15 Disembarked at Melbourne - Rheumatism.
7/12/1915 Discharched from the A.I.F at Adelaide, Medically Unfit - Disability - Rheumatism.
11/ 8/16 Re-enlisted in the A.I.F. as No. 3770, Pte, L. George BREALEY 32nd. Battalion.
21/ 9/16 Embarked for Active Service Abroad.
14/11/16 Disembarked at Plymouth.
4/12/16 Admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, N.Y.D.
30/12/16 M/into 8th Tng. Bn. from Provant Hospital.
5/ 1/17 Admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, Mumps.
29/ 1/17 Discharged from Hospital to Depot.
13/ 2/17 Sick to Provant Hospital.
17/ 3/17 M/into 8th. Tng. Bn. Hurcott from Fovant Hospital.
22/ 5/17 Proceeded O/Seas to France.
16/ 6/17 Taken on strength of 50th. Battalion.
17/10/17 Admitted to 8th Fld. Amb. Rheumatism.
23/10/17 Transferred to 2nd. A.G. Hospital, Wimereux
24/10/17 To England.
25/10/17 Admitted to 5th. Sthern. Gen. Hospital, Rheumatic Fever - slight.
18/12/17 Discharged from Hospital to N0.2 Com. Depot, Weymouth
18/12/17 M/into No.2 Com. Depot, from 3rd. A.A. Hospital.
10/ 3/18 Left England for return to Australia per H.T. "Durham Castle" - Rheumatic Arthritis.
19/ 4/18 Left Capetown for return to Australia per H.T. "Orontes"
10/ 5/18 Disembarked at Melbourne for Adelaide, Rheumatic Arthrites.
12/ 8/18 Discharged from the A.I.F. at Adelaide, Medically Unfit - Disability - Rheumatic Arthrites (Legs)
Submitted 16 April 2024 by Ian FRITH
Two tours of duty
Leonard was aged 33 when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28 Dec 1914.
Leonard embarked on the 31 May 1915 from Adelaide on HMAT Geelong A2, with the 27th Infantry Battalion.
Leonard was invalided home (with rheumatism) in Sep 1915 and discharged from the A.I.F.
Leonard enlisted again in Aug 1916, embarking on the 21 Sep 1916 from Adelaide on HMAT Commonwealth A72 with the 9th reinforcements, 32nd Battalion.
Leonard returned to Australia on 10 Mar 1918.
Submitted 16 April 2024 by Ian FRITH
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