Regimental number | 29611 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | 155 Somerset Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, J A McLeish, 155 Somerset Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | 55th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 120 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Alexander and Alice MCLEISH, 144 Kent Street, Richmond, Victoria. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |