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Leonard Ridgeway EASTHER

Regimental number134
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
SchoolTurin Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressQuorn, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.7
Height6' 1.5"
Weight180 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs G. Easther, Quorn, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 August 1916
Place of death or woundingRomani, Sinai, Egypt
Age at death27.5
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 51), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Catherine EASTHER, Quorn, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1914 Pte Alfred Bryant Easther, 27th Bn, died of wounds, 16 September 1916; 833 Pte Charles John Easther, Remount Unit, returned to Australia. 18 October 1916; 62310 Pte Edmund Holt EASTHER, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, EASTHER Leonard Ridgeway

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