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Alan Leeder PHILPOTT

Regimental number57340
Place of birthClaremont, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address82 Campbell Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 7"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr Alfred George Edward, 29 Mcdonald Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1917
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Unit name4th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (New South Wales)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 17 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date8 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 25 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Fremantle, 8 August 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death23 August 1944
SourcesNAA: B2455, PHILPOTT Alan Leeder

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