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ATKINSON, Leo Clive
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 282 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Randwick |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 22 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 11 August 1983, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion, Randwick | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW head | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shrapnel wounds arms and thighs (severe) | |
| 11 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Captured at Demicourt | |
| 30 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to England | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 282, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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