Leigh Elijah HEREWANE MM

Badge Number: 59037 / 72039, Sub Branch: Burra
59037 / 72039

HEREWANE, Leigh Elijah

Service Numbers: 2801, S421
Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Veterinary Corps
Born: Rosaville, South Australia , 25 October 1895
Home Town: Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: Gawler Public School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, South Australia, 26 January 1956, aged 60 years
Cemetery: Burra Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2801, Keswick, South Australia
21 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2801, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2801, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
16 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion
29 Sep 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood
24 Jun 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion
13 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2801, Australian Veterinary Corps

World War 2 Service

19 Aug 1940: Involvement Private, S421
19 Aug 1940: Enlisted Keswick, SA
19 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S421
2 Sep 1940: Discharged

my great granddad

my great granddad and his brother joseph both served in ww1

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Born Elijah Lyttleton HEREWANE 25 Oct 1895 in Rosaville, South Australia and later changed his name