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LEAKER, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2146 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 25 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee and Vacum OIL |
| Died: | Adelaide South Australia, 8 January 1978, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Loxton Pyap West Great War Honour Roll, Loxton and District Great War Roll of Honor, Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2146 | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2146, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2146, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2146, Hospitalised at Edgbaston Hospital with Pleurisy and invalided home when condition became chronic. | |
| 14 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2146 |
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