Samuel Belcher LEACH

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LEACH, Samuel Belcher

Service Number:	3321
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, January 1891
Home Town:	Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	French polisher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 June 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3321, Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3321, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3321, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

Died on Service

LEACH.— On the 8th June, killed in action, Samuel Belcher Leach, of Abbotsford.
Australia called on her children,
Called them in honour's name.
He gave his life for his country,
That's how he played the game. — (Inserted by his shopmates of S. Andrewartha, mantelpiece manufacturer, Kent and Church streets, Richmond.)

From Trove (The Argus Melbourne) 15 Jul 1916 P. 13

Submitted 22 March 2018 by John Andrewartha

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Samuel Belcher LEACH was born in Collingwood, Victoria in 1891

His parents were Arthur LEACH and Kate Annie BARTON

Samuel married Carol LAWRENCE in 1913 in Victoria

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