Regimental number | 2815 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
School | Carrozi Public School, Mt Gambier, South Australia |
Other training | Book keeping |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Yanac North, via Nhill, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Ida May Leahy, Yanac North via Nhill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 20), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: George LEAHY; Wife: Ida LEAHY, Miram, Victoria. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2849 Pte Arthur Stanley LEAHY, 5th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |