| Regimental number | 1104 |
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Postal employee |
| Address | 9 Iffla Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Andrew John Leahy, 9 Iffla Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Found guilty, 15 May 1916, of being absent from afternoon parade, 1600 hours until 1730 hours, 14 May 1916; awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 1570408, 1302 Corporal A.J. LANGBURN, A Company, 30th Bn (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England), 12 June 1917: 'I saw him dead in No Man's Land at the end of tape. We followed a few minutes later to dig sap. He volunteered to carry tape with others. I was told he was killed instantly, date of casualty 19th July at Fromelles, 6.30 p.m. Ground was lost ... Could not say if he was buried.' Second statement, 185 Sergeant J.M. HOLGATE, 30th Bn, 17 December 1917: 'R. Leahy was following the Officer out with a tape which showed the line he had to follow. He somehow got ahead of us and was last seen bayoneting two Germans. The rest of us were not able to give him any help at the time as Casualty was too far ahead. He was overcome by the enemy near their own trenches and I think he was killed.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEAHY Roy Jeremiah
Red Cross file 1570408 |
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