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<span class=prefix>Sergeant</span> William Leech

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Sergeant William Leech Veteran

Birth
Kerang, Gannawarra Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
19 Jul 1916 (aged 23–24)
France
Burial
La Gorgue, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
XI. D. 4.
Memorial ID
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Service Number: 3164
Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Church of England Grammar School, Bendigo, Victoria
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, la Gorgue
Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 4, Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Parents: Johnston Melmore (d. 16 June 1940, aged 76; bu. Bendigo) and Annie Eliza LEECH (d. 12 April 1949, aged 79; bu. Bendigo), 558 Hargreave Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Service Number: 3164
Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Church of England Grammar School, Bendigo, Victoria
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, la Gorgue
Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 4, Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Parents: Johnston Melmore (d. 16 June 1940, aged 76; bu. Bendigo) and Annie Eliza LEECH (d. 12 April 1949, aged 79; bu. Bendigo), 558 Hargreave Street, Bendigo, Victoria

Gravesite Details

Sergeant, 58th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Son of Johnston Melmore Leech and Annie Eliza Leech, of 558 Hargreave St., Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Born at Kerang, Victoria. Age 24.


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  • Maintained by: Brothers in Arms
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56472339/william-leech: accessed ), memorial page for Sergeant William Leech (1892–19 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56472339, citing Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Brothers in Arms (contributor 50072026).