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BAULCH, Leith Silas David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6473 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macarthur, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Macarthur, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamilton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Hamilton Wesleyan Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6473, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6473, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6473, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6473, Gunshot wound to the right thigh and evacuated to England on the 17 May 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Silas and Emily Baulch of Burns Street, Hamilton, Victoria; previously of Macarthur, Victoria. Brother of James Gordon Baulch MM
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal