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HEREWANE, Leigh Elijah
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2801, S421 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2801, Keswick, South Australia | |
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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 | |
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19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S421 | |
2 Sep 1940: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
Great Uncle
I’m writing on behalf of Mark Anthony Mitton. Leigh Elijah Herewane and Joseph Herewane are his great uncles. Their sister Mary Jane is Mark’s great grandmother.
Submitted 14 December 2024 by Elizabeth Martin
my great granddad
my great granddad and his brother joseph both served in ww1
Submitted 16 April 2016 by NATALIE SAVAGE
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Born Elijah Lyttleton HEREWANE 25 Oct 1895 in Rosaville, South Australia and later changed his name