Leith Silas David BAULCH

BAULCH, Leith Silas David

Service Number: 6473
Enlisted: 2 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Macarthur, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Macarthur, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling: Hamilton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Hamilton Wesleyan Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

2 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6473, Enlisted at Melbourne
2 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6473, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6473, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
9 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6473, Gunshot wound to the right thigh and evacuated to England on the 17 May 1917

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Silas and Emily Baulch of Burns Street, Hamilton, Victoria; previously of Macarthur, Victoria. Brother of James Gordon Baulch MM

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal