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LEAHEY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 611 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Marine Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row E, Grave 10, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 611, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 611, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 611, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 611, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Head wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Maud Scott address was given as 41 Fountains Raod, Kirkdale, Liverpool, England later of 52 Becket Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, England. Brother of Francis Leahey of Liverpool, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal