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LEAHY, Claude Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2815 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, 20 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yanac, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery D. 20. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2815, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2815, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2815, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2815, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2815 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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"...2815 Trooper Claude Michael Leahy, of Yanac, Vic, on horseback. A member of 20th Reinforcements, 9th Australian Light horse Regiment, he was killed in action 31 October 1917 and buried at Beersheba, Palestine." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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