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

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.

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