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Arthur Phillip LEIGHTON

Regimental number2181
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressJumbunna PO, Jumbunna, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, William Leighton, Leongatha PO, Leongatha, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1857 Pte Valentine Hastings Thomas LEIGHTON, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; 1856 Lance Corporal George Edward LEIGHTON, 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 June 1955
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery

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