Cecil Thorold LEIGH

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Service Number:	4227
Enlisted:	20 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australi, 1893
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4227, Depot Battalion
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4227, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4227, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4227, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4227 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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