WYMAN, Leo John
| Service Number: | 772 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Oaklands |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hill River (Clare region), 8 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Saddleworth, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Clare |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bully Road, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Walkers Ridge Cemetery Walkers Ridge Cemetery Plot II, Row Z, Grave # 8 Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey 1200 yards Nth East of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. His name is located at panel 7 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT., Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare 9th Light Horse WW1 Memorial, Clare Original Clare School WW1 Memorial, Clare Schools Old Scholars who Fell WW1 Memorial, Clare WW1 Memorial Arch, Saddleworth Institute Roll of Honor WW1, Saddleworth Memorial Trees Plaque, Saddleworth St. Aidans Church Roll of Honour, Saddleworth War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 772, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 772, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 772, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 772 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-09 |
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Described on enlisting as single; 23yrs 7mths old; 5’ 6” tall; 139 lbs; fair complexion; grey eyes; sandy colour hair; Roman Catholic.
Father Anthony Wyman and Mother Agnes Wyman (nee Vogt) – Clare SA
Next of kin: Sister Teresa Mary Fletcher (b…… d 19/11/1964)
28/11/1914 Completed medical – fit for service
28/11/1914 Enlisted at Oaklands as a Private with 3rd reinf / 9th Light Horse Regiment
1/2/1915 Commanding officer appointed Leo to
3rd Reinforcement, 9th Light Horse regiment
Approximately three-quarters of the regiment hailed from South Australia and the other quarter from Victoria. As part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade.
8/2/1915 Embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A4 Pera
14/3/1915 Arrived in Egypt
The light horse were considered unsuitable for the initial operations at Gallipoli, but were subsequently deployed without their horses. The 3rd Light Horse Brigade landed in late May 1915 and was attached to the New Zealand and Australian Division. The 9th was fortunate to be the reserve regiment for the Brigade’s disastrous attack on the Nek on 7 August, but subsequently suffered 50 per cent casualties.
9/8/1915 Killed in action – Bully Road, Gallipoli, Ottomon Empire
9/8/1915 Buried at Russel’s top - Shrapnel Terrace
Grave 4 by Rev E Makeham 80.N.7
October 1924 Exhumed & reburied: Walkers Ridge Cemetery
Plot II, Row Z, Grave # 8
Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
1200 yards Nth East of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli.
His name is located at panel 7 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
WWI Star 1914-15 (25235); British War medal (7406); Victory medal (7379)
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (305698)
Portrait courtesy Clare Regional History Group Inc.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 28 June 2014. Lest we forget.
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