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James Andrew LEECE

Regimental number3571
Place of birthGlen Innes New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTypograph operator
AddressCourier Office, Casino, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elma Isabel Leece, c/o Mrs Edward McKinlan, Upper Cairns Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date11 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death24 December 1966

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