| Regimental number | 2837 |
| Place of birth | St George, Queensland |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | School of Arts Hotel, Warwick, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Step-Mother, Mrs Ellen Goward, St George, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Step-mother stated place of birth to be Coonabarabran, New South Wales. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 21.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 12), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Ellen LEESON, East Kooroon, St. George, Queensland. Native of Coonabarabran, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 December 1916; admitted to shuip's hospital, at sea, 1 February 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 21 February 1917 (no further details recorded); disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 March 1917; marchec in to 11th Training Bn, 6 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 June 1917; taken on strength, 42nd Bn, in the field, 13 July 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 14 October 1917 (trench feet), and transferred to 17th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 15 October 1917, and admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 15 October 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 24 October 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 4 November 1917; to No 13 Convalescent Depot, Trouville, 6 December 1917; to 3rd Australian Division Base Depot, Rouelles, 6 December 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 17 December 1917. Wounded in action, 8 April 1918 (gun shot wound, right knee); admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 April 1918, and transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 12 April 1918; to Ambulance Train No 23, 12 Apri9l 1918, and transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 13 April 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 15 April 1918; to Base Depot, Rouelles, 17 April 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 April 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 1 June 1918 (gun shot wound, face and neck); admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 June 1918; to 5th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 3 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEESON Walter Clarence |
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