Sinclair LEITCH

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Service Number:	2440
Enlisted:	26 May 1915, 2 years in Territorial Forces
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Wick, Caithness, Scotland, January 1893
Home Town:	Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Watten Caithness School, Scotland
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 36th Casualty Clearing Station, Mericourt-l'Abbé, France, 2 November 1916
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row D, Grave No. II
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penrith St Andrews Presbyterian Church Honour Roll

26 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2 years in Territorial Forces
14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2440, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2440, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion
20 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion
15 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5th Pioneer Battalion
26 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Pioneer Battalion
31 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2440, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, SW to neck, chest and back DOW 36th Casualty Clearing Station, Mericourt-l'Abbé,France
2 Nov 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 2440, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2440 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-02

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