LEIGHTON, Frank
| Service Number: | 341 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Goulburn, NSW |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Assistant / Timber Cutter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Alexandria, Egypt, 25 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Grave 53, Plot F, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 341, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 341, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Frank Philip Leighton
Brother: Lieutenant Oliver Leighton, Uralla, Dunham Street, Bondi, NSW
On enlisting lived at Uralla, Dunham Street, Bondi, NSW
Previous service: 3yrs Militia Forces UFM
Described on enlisting as 19yrs 9mths old; single; 5' 7" tall; 142 lbs;
sallowish complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic
17/8/1914 enlisted in Sydney, NSW
22/8/1914 appointed 2nd Battalion, Randwick Camp
19/10/1914 embarked from Sydney, NSW, onboard HMAT A14 Euripides
as a Private in 3rd Battalion, B Company
5/4/1915 embarked to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli
as Private in 3rd Battalion
16/5/1915 sick with Influenza - Gallipoli
admitted to Australian Casualty Clearing Station
19/8/1915 gun shot wound to left arm, left leg, back and abdomen
received in action Gallipoli, ANZAC
evacuated onboard HS Guildford Castle
24/8/1915 admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria
28/8/1915 admitted to 17th General Hospital, Mustapha
31/8/1915 reported as dangerously ill - gun show wound to chest
25/9/1915 died of wounds received in action - Gallipoli
buried at: Chatby Military Cemetery
Grave 2328, Roman Catholic section
buried in: Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Grave 53, Plot F
His name is commemorated on Panel 37 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (12188); British War medal (3005), Victory medal (3006)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (301517)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/5/2016. Lest we forget.
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