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LEYSHON, Benjamin Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3823 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birkenhead, South Australia, 6 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Chippendale, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mail Packer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 21 July 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3823, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3823, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3823, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Birth registered as Benjamin Alfred LEYSHON
Son of Benjamin LEYSON and Catherine nee JONES
LEYSHON- In loving remembrance of our dear brother. Private Benjamin Leyshon, killed in action in France. July 21, 1916. aged 19 years.
He followed the path of his duty,
He answered his country's call;
He died an Australian hero.
The greatest death of all.
Inserted by hin loving sister and brother, May and George, sister and brother-in-law, Eva and Jim Walsh.
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