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VILLIERS, Leo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1494 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 25 November 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 9 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1494, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1494, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1494, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Motor Transport Company | |
| 25 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1494, 1st Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sigmund Israel Villiers and Sarah Ann Lester formerly Villiers nee Deakes of Knot Street, Double Bay, NSW. Brother of Albert Emil Villiers who return to Australia on 29 January 1919 having served with the 1st Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 12 October 1918 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 25 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal