Carl William LEYON

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LEYON, Carl William

Service Number:	1139
Enlisted:	8 October 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 2 June 1891
Home Town:	Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

8 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Rosehill, New South Wales
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography

Carl William was the son Nilius & Euphemia Leyon. Nilius came to Australia from Sweden he died when Carl William was six years old.

Euphemia raised her five children alone. Carl William had 2 brothters and two sisters.

Carl William was a carpenter iat Heatherlea Lockhart NSW when the war broke out and he joined the 4th Infantry Battalion. His brother Johan Edward was listed as his next of kin as Euphemia had died in 1907.

He embarked 22 Dec 1914 and went to Suez before being sent to Gallipoli.

His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne 1920, awaiting collection.

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