John Alexander LEACH

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Service Numbers:	4131, 1681
Enlisted:	3 December 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 10th reinforcement’s 23rd Infantry Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 21st January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Walhalla, Victoria, Australia, 1899
Home Town:	West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Walhalla State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural Causes , Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 18 June 1951
Cemetery:	Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia IWGC list dated 22 October 1951
Memorials:

3 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4131, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 10th reinforcement’s 23rd Infantry Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 21st January 1916
16 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Allocated to 2nd reinforcement’s 51st Infantry Battalion at Fremantle WA . Issued new Regimental No1681
17 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1681, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1681, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
21 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Taken on Strength of the 51st Battalion in the field France
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1681, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Polygon Wood, GSW left shoulder evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence at 2nd East General War Hospital
4 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Provost Corps , Detach for duty Australian Provost Corps UK from AIF Depot UK
9 Dec 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1681, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW left shoulder on HT Argyllshire
11 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1681, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged 3MD medically unfit GSW left shoulder

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Private John Alexander Leach enlisted as 4131 10th reinforcement's 23rd Infantry Battalion

Failed to reembark at Fremantle allocated to 2nd reinforcement's 51st Infantry Battalion issued new Service Number 1681.