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LEATHLEY, Thomas Curson
| Service Number: | 2187 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Keswick Barracks, Keswick City of West Torrens South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Memorials: | Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick Barracks, Keswick City of West Torrens South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2187, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2187, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2187, 10th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France) | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2187, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2187, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017 - refer to pages 112 & 270. Prior to the war he was a painter of Kirkcaldy SA. He enlisted 8th March 1915 aged 31 yrs. He rose to the rank of Sergeant, and earned the Military Medal for his activities. He survived the war, departing the UK for home 31st March 1919.
Submitted 2 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Awarded the Military Medal
'During an operation near Merris on June 28th 1918, Sgt LEATHLEY performed excellent patrol work. When identification was required immediately before the advance of the Battalion he with four of his platoon moved out on patrol and by skilfully manoeuvring was able to surround an enemy post. Sgt. LEATHLEY with two men rushed the post, captured one of the enemy and killed 2 who tried to escape. Later he led his platoon to the attack and by good leadership captured his objective and personally supervised the consolidation. His work throughout was excellent and greatly helped in making the operation a success.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
Submitted 17 May 2015 by Steve Larkins