Regimental number | 481 |
Place of birth | Merewether, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bushman |
Address | Sawyer's Gully, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Leigh, Sawyer's Gully, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 66), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 70 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Isabella LEIGH, Sawyers Gully, New South Wales. Native of Merewether, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |