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LEOPOLD, Julius Leberecht
| Service Number: | 2112 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Quorn, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Quorn Primary School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, South Australia , 27 April 1950 |
| Cemetery: |
Murray Bridge (Adelaide Road) Cemetery, S.A. RSL Section, Plot 30 |
| Memorials: | Quorn District Roll of Honor WW1 Board, Quorn Remembrance of Those Who Served in the Great War Honour Board, Quorn Roll of Honor, Quorn School Roll of Honor WW1, Quorn and District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2112, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Julius Leberecht Leopold was born in 1884 in Quorn, South Australia. The son of Christian Trangot Leberechet Leopold. Growing up Julius attended Quorn Primary school. His occupation was a labourer. He stood at 5’ 5 ½ inches and weighed 140 lbs. His complexion was fair and had blue eyes with fair hair. Julius was not married and was a Methodist and it is known that he lived with his only known family member his father Christian Trangot Leberechet Leopold.
He enlisted as a private on the 10th of June 1916 at the age of 32. Julius was sent to Adelaide, South Australia after enlistment in the 3rd reinforcement in the 43rd battalion. He began training at Mitcham on 10th of August 1916 for his journey ahead. After training the 43rd Battalion embarked from Adelaide on the 28th of August 1916. The ship Julius and his battalion boarded was the HMAT A68 Anchises. On the 5th of November and landed briefly in Egypt, they went on to Britain for further training. On the 5th Julius fell sick and was admitted to the hospital, then on the 20th of November he was discharged from hospital and marched in from Sutton and joined his unit. On the 20th of December they proceeded overseas to France and arrived on the Western Front in late December. On the 31st of July 1917 Julius had multiple back wound most likely from shrapnel. He was admitted to a hospital in Wimereux, France he was then sent to a hospital in Weymouth, England for further treatment. Around the 22nd of November Julius was discharged from the hospital and was sent to Sutton Surrey. Later on he re-joined the 43rd battalion in the field, this was on the 26th of December 1917. For the most of 1917 the battalion spent most of their time in trench warfare in Flanders.
The battalion spent most of 1918 fighting in the Somme Valley. On the 15th of October Julius was appointed from private to Lance Corporal then had a leave from the 3rd of December to the 17th of December 1918. He re-joined the 43rd battalion. At 11:00 am on 11th of November 1918, the guns fell silent on the Western Front. The November Armistice was followed by the Treaty of Versailles signed on 28 June 1919. On the 12th of June 1919 the men of the 43rd Battalion returned to Australia to be discharged.
Julius passed away years after being discharged, on the 27th of April 1950 aged at 65, and is buried at the Murray Bridge Cemetery, South Australia. He received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He was also listed on the Quorn Primary Schools Roll of Honour.
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