Regimental number | 1045 |
Place of birth | Lake George, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Pakenham East |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Hillbrick, Narre Warren, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3989 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2204 Pte Arthur George LECKIE, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919. |
Other details | Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lincoln', 2 September 1915; discharged from Isolation Hospital, Langwarrin, 2 October 1915 (fit for duty). |
Miscellaneous details | See 3839 Ernest HILLBRICK for second period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HILLBRICK Ernest William |