Philip Samuel LEATH

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Service Number:	18494
Enlisted:	17 January 1916, Marrickville
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	7th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1896
Home Town:	Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Messenger
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 11 December 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais II. B. 36.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Hurstville Pictorial Honour Roll No 1

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 18494, Marrickville
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 7th Field Artillery Brigade
11 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 18494, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 18494, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
1 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Field Artillery Brigade
10 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 18494, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Bomb wounds abdomen and left arm
11 Dec 1917:	Involvement Driver, 18494, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 18494 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-12-11

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