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LEITCH, Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 10520 |
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Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
Born: | Strathpine, Queensland, Australia, 25 February 1889 |
Home Town: | Strathpine, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Non Battle Casualty, Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane, Qld., 16 May 1965, aged 76 years |
Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
Memorials: | Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Strathpine District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 10520, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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30 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 10520, 3rd Divisional Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
30 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 10520, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
30 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 10520, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
15 May 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10520, Australian Army Service Corps |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Robert Leitch aged 26 when he enlisted son of Robert Leitch and Jane Foster. The Leitch's were a pioneering family of Albany Creek, who first arrived in Queensland in 1863. Robert enlisted 3 September 1915, Brisbane and his occupation was a farmer. Robert's brother, James [7006] also served in the war.