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WILLEY, Leon Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2510 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Place of enlistment Geelong,Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bellarine, Victoria, Australia., 23 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bellarine, Victoria, Australia. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia., 19 January 1977, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Drysdale Bellarine Methodist Church Honor Roll, Portarlington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment Geelong,Victoria. | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Hindenburg Outpost Line | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 46th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Benjamin Featherstone
Private Leon Gerald Willey ,
Farmer from Portarlington Victoria.
Joined the AIF & fought in France alongside his brother Laurence Everard Willey.
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