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LEYDEN, James
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Leyden, Christopher James |
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| Service Number: | 1775 |
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cable Joiner |
| Died: | Died of wounds (POW), Constantinople, Turkey, 11 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1775, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1775, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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