Arthur Donald LEIGH

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Service Number:	247
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Landsborough, Queensland, Australia, 28 August 1893
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Queensland Railway Apprentice, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 247, Depot Battalion , Brisbane, Queensland
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 247, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 247, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 247, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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