CASEY, Leo George
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 16 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | State Public Servant |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1961, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAC Portion 9, Section 8, Grave Nr 49 |
| Memorials: | Department of Public Lands Brisbane Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound (head, jaw, hands, both legs and back) | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted 26/9/14. Commissioned into the AIF on the 23rd September 1914 after having served in the Senior Cadets and Citizen Forces as a Colour Sergeant and 2nd Lieutenant since July 1911 - Promoted to Lieutenant from 25/3/15. Wounded in Action 10/5/15 Gallipoli - bomb blast with wounds to head, jam, hand, both legs and back. - 37 wounds all up
To hospital at Alexandria, then London sailed to Australia on 7/11/15.
Served with the 15th Battalion - Refer photo ID Number A03576 - Group portrait of Officers of the 15th Battalion 1914 taken at
Broadmeadows Victoria
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