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LEACH, William George
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX10832 |
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Enlisted: | 4 January 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, SA, 19 December 1918 |
Home Town: | Colonel Light Gardens, Mitcham, South Australia |
Schooling: | Colonel Light Gardens School |
Occupation: | Window Dresser Myer's Emporium / Driver Mechanic |
Died: | 21 July 1979, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 38, Grave 712B |
Memorials: | Colonel Light Gardens RSL WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
4 Jan 1941: | Involvement Private, SX10832 | |
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4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10832 | |
5 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
5 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10832, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Only son of Mr and Mrs William Leach of 15 Dorset Avenue, Colonel Light Gardens, SA.
Fond of Tennis and Soccer and he won numerous cups for Table Tennis. He has a bright disposition, is popular among comrades. His father Corporal W Leach is an ANZAC having served in the Great War.