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LEIGHTON, Alfred Hurtle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 514 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Booborowie, South Australia, 20 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Booborowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Booborowie Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booborowie Leighton WW1 Roll of Honor, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 514, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 514, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 514, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 514, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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