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LEVERINGTON, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 3391 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Essex UK, 29 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | seaman |
| Died: | Outer Harbour, South Australia, 13 April 1953, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Brighton Cemetery, S.A. Block F, row 80 |
| Memorials: | Gladstone Town and District WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3391, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3391, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3391, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3391, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3391, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3391, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Frederick William LEVERINGTON was born in Plaistow, Essex England on 29.10.1881 to Frederick William (1855-1926) and Alice Amy ARIS (1860-1933).
Frederick and his parents migrated to Australia in 1883.
Frederick LEVERINGTON joined the AIF on 21.07.1915 and was allocated service number 3391. He was originally posted to the 10th Battalion but was transferred to the 50th Infantry Battalion.
He sailed to Egypt with the battalion in 1915 and was admitted to hospital with a hernia.
The battalion sailed to France and the Western Front. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 29.014.1917.
He was wounded in action in France on 05.05. 1918 with a gunshot wound to the right arm. As a result of this wound he was returned for medical treatment in England.
He returned to Australia aboard the SS Saxon on 31.12.1918. He was discharged as medically unfit on 31.03.1919.
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