Lancelot James Barton (Fat) MCLEAY MM, MiD

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MCLEAY, Lancelot James Barton

Service Numbers:	4128, V92273
Enlisted:	12 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic)
Born:	Port Clinton, South Australia, 12 May 1895
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Muirden College and Port Clinton South Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Coronary Occlusion & Pneumonia, Repat Hospital Daw Park, South Australia, 20 January 1952, aged 56 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

12 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Keswick, South Australia
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
18 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Field Ambulance
31 Dec 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Field Ambulance
13 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4128, 12th Field Ambulance

World War 2 Service

11 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Private, V92273, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic), St Kilda, Victoria
11 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V92273
28 Jan 1944:	Discharged Sergeant, V92273, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic)

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Biography

Military Medal

'He showed exceeding great gallantry, on 11th April 1917 at R.A.P. C.9.d. working to C. 14.d. in carrying many casualties to a place of safety. On one occasion there was concentrated enemy artillery fire on a "Tank" which passed close to the bearer relay station - Lance Corporal McLEAY under this fire and when the remainder of his squad were killed or wounded immediately carried off one of them on his back and continued to show a great example of courage and devotion to duty for many hours afterwards.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

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