LEONARD, Gerald James Fitzherbert
| Service Number: | 655 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914, Winton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 27 April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Hammersmith, London, England, April 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 655, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Winton, Qld. | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 655, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 655, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry James LEONARD MD and Florence Amy LEONARD nee WALSH
Next of Kin - Brother, F H E Leonard, Simmer Deep G M Co., Germiston, West Transvaal, South Africa
Prior to enlistment Gerald had seen service in the Boer War as a Trooper in the 2nd Scottish Horse.
He embarked 21 December 1914 for active service in Egypt, where he was wounded and proceeded to France.
Gerald was discharged in London 16 October 1915 and granted ac commission in the Royal Field Artillery in the British Imperial Army.
It appears that he remained in the UK after the war not returning to live in Australia.
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