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Frederick A LECH

Regimental number423
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
Other NamesLEECH (from Roll of Honour records)
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressRanken Street, Bathurst, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.3
Height5' 4.5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Lech, Ranken Street, Bathurst, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be Frederick Augustus Lech on NR
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Martha LECH. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date24 October 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: emphysema), Sydney, 24 October 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death22 February 1941
Age at death63
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LECH Frederick A

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