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Roland Dennis Clark LEESON

Regimental number1753
Place of birthRugby, Warwickshire, England
SchoolNuneaton-Grammar School, Warwickshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBarmedman, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Francis Leeson, Copston Magira, near Hickley, Warwickshire, England
Enlistment date28 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1753B
Rank from Nominal RollBombardier
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Place of burialCalvaire Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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