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YETTS, Leonard Walter Charles Joseph Muskett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5935 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 June 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wimbledon, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamilton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Oxford Road Cemetery, Belgium Plot 111, Row A, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: Sacred heart of Jesus Have mercy on his soul, Oxford Road Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eldorado War Memorial, Wangaratta War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5935, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 29 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5935, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5935, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5935, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left shoulder | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 5935, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5935 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 8 years
Son of Charles Muskett Yetts and Jessie Yetts of Victoria
Husband of Margaret Agatha Yetts of Wellington Street, Richmond South, Victoria later of Norton Street, Wangaratta, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal