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LEAVER, Gilbert Leiston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1972 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Gilberton, South Australia, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 24 October 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Hindmarsh (Unknown Origin) WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 10th Infantry Battalion, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken on Strength from 5th Reinforcements | |
| 31 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated to the UK via Malta, sick with dysentery | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 8 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Hospitalised Aug 15-Sep 16 in UK Returned to 10th Inf Bn Dec 1916. Det for duty to 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery 31 Mar 17 | |
| 7 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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