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JOHNCOCK, Leonard Percy
| Service Number: | 99 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide South Australian Education Department Roll of Honour, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 99, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 99, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 99, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Leonard Johncock
Name: Leonard Percy Johncock
Service Number: 99
Place of Birth: Port Adelaide
Date of Birth: 4 September 1897
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 19 January 1916
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Elizabeth Ann Johncock
Occupation: not available
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Leonard embarked from Outer Harbour on A 19 Afric on 9 June 1916 and with the 43rd Battalion went to France on 25 November. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 25 January 1917. After being hospitalised with mumps on 6 February Leonard rejoined his unit on 1 March. He was admitted to Salisbury Isolation Hospital with diphtheria on 10 April 1918 and his mother was notified on 7 May. Leonard returned to Australia on the Anchises disembarking at Port Adelaide on 11 April 1919 and was discharged on 28 May.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins