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POWER, Leo Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2437 |
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| 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: | Pericarditis, Harefield, England, United Kingdom, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Branxholme & District Roll of Honour WW1, Branxholme War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2437, Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :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 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2437 Private Leo Joseph Power, 5th Battalion. A labourer from Branxholme, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Power embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 16 July 1915. Later evacuated to England because of illness, he was transferred to the 67th Battalion and on 31 July 1917, aged 21, he died from pericarditis and was buried in the Harefield (St Marys) Churchyard, England." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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