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Leo Louis REBBECHI

Regimental number4958
Place of birthBenalla, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngineers improver
AddressBenalla, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinFather, P Rebbechi, Benalla Waterworks, Benalla, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 September 1915
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Phillip and Charlotte REBBECHI. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date9 July 1917
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5432 Pte Philip Francis REBBECHI, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 12 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 9 July 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 February 1926
Age at death31
Place of burialNew General Cemetery, Fawkner, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, REBBECHI Leo Louis

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