Leo Joseph POWER

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Service Number:	2437
Enlisted:	15 April 1915, Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Branxholme, Victoria, Australia, July 1896
Home Town:	Branxholme, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Branxholme State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Illness - Pericarditis, No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 31 July 1917
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Section. Grave 35. Inscription: MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Branxholme & District Roll of Honour WW1, Branxholme War Memorial

15 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2437, Depot Battalion (AIF), Hamilton, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
31 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 5th Infantry Battalion, Died of Illness -- No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Pericarditis -- Harefield, England

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