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STRICKLAND, Leopold Arthur Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3948 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eden, New South Wales, 9 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Eden, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Eden Public School |
| Occupation: | Postal assistant |
| Died: | Shell fire, Pozières, France, 4 August 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eden and District War Memorial, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3948, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3948, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3948, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"...3948 Private Leopold Arthur Alfred Strickland 18th Battalion, of Eden, NSW. A postal assistant prior to enlisting in October 1915 he embarked on board HMAT Runic (A54) on 20 January 1916. Pte Strickland served in France and was killed by a shell explosion at Pozieres on 4 August 1916. He was 19 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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