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LEER, Sidney Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2607, 967 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Public School; Sydney High School |
| Occupation: | Draughtsman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 4 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row E, Grave 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2607 | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 967, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 967, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 4 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 2607, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2607 awm_unit: 1st Australian Divisional Engineers awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Jospeh Crabb Leer and Alice Maud Leer of 41 Morris Street, Summer Hill, NSW formerly of Fair Street, Rockdale, NSW. Brother of Norman Leslie Leer who returned to Australia on 19 April 1919 having served with the 4th Field Company Engineers
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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