Regimental number | 1051 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Teamster |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, M.J. Leahy, Wongan Hill, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lagnicourt, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Morchies Australia Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Timothy Margaret LEAHY. Native of Kilkenny, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 17 August 1915 (influenza), and transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station. transferred on HS 'Ulysses' to Alexandria from Mudros, 18 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 25 August 1915, and admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 31 August 1915. Transferred to A & NZ Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 10 September 1915; discharged to duty, 14 September 1915. Admitted to Detention Barracks Hospital, Abbassia, 19 September 1915 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 21 September 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 29 September 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 29 September 1915; discharged to duty, 1 October 1915. En route to rejoin Bn at Gallipoli, admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 29 October 1915 (venereal disease); discharged to unit, 19 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 6 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 16 June 1916 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 17 June 1916; to 9th Stationary Hospital, Havre, 20 June 1916; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 30 June 1916; discharged to duty, 7 July 1916. Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 8 July 1916 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 3 August 1916; rejoined Bn, 25 August 1916. Found guilty by Field General Court Martial, 10 December 1916, of being absent without leave, 8.30 pm, 26 November, to 8 pm, 29 November 1916: awarded 35 days' Field Punishment No 2. Killed in action, 9 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |