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LEIGH, John Edward

Service Number:	1070
Enlisted:	7 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Field Ambulance
Born:	Liverpool, Lancashire, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mantung, Karoonda East Murray, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 11 June 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 12, Site No: 19
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1070, 4th Field Ambulance
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1070, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1070, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
27 Sep 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Ambulance

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Served for 4 years in the Royal Engineers, British Army.