| Regimental number | 507 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bridge Hotel, Echuca, Victoria |
| School | Essendon Grammar School; University of Melbourne (night lectures in the Faculty of Engineering) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Well borer |
| Address | 99 Eglinton Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maud Leitch, 10 Isabella Street, Malvern, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 10, Reinforcement 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Returned to Australia per SS 'Devon', December 1919 |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 38362 Driver John Stanley LEITCH, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 July 1919; 4165 Pte Peter LEITCH, 25th Bn, killed in action, 14 November 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 19 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 April 1917. Marched in to No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 26 April 1917. Marched out to Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 5 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 June 1917; taken on strength, 13th Machine Gun Company, 2 October 1917. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 March 1918 (trench feet); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 12 March 1918; rejoined unit, 18 March 1918. Unit designation changed to 4th Machine Gun Bn, 1 April 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 23 August 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 10 September 1918. On leave to Brussels, 9 January 1919; rejoined unit, 20 January 1919. On leave to Paris, 26 March 1919; rejoined unit, 16 April 1919. Granted leave from 16 June to 16 September 1919 with pay and subsistence, and fees of 3 pounds, to attending Apex School of Motoring, 586 Cromwell Road, Glasgow. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board SS 'Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 November 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 4 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Patho Cemetery, Victoria |
| Sources | 'A Family of Farmers: A History of the Leitch Family 1836-1989', chapter 7 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
