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LEEDHAM, Henry Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2543 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Huon (I) |
| Born: | Ross, Tasmania, Australia, 2 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rossarden, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonic influenza), Genoa, Italy, 26 October 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa I. C. 35. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Town Kirklands Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Campbell Town Roll of Honour, Campbell Town St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Campbell Town War Memorial, Crib Point R.A.N. Destroyer Flotilla HR, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2), Ross War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jan 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2543 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 16 Jan 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, 2543, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1914: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, 2543, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
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| 1 Jan 1916: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, HMAS Huon (I) | |
| 26 Feb 1918: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Stoker, HMAS Huon (I), acting | |
| 26 Oct 1918: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Stoker, 2543, HMAS Huon (I), DD: Discharged Deceased. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Leading Stoker, 2543, HMAS Huon (I) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Standen
Son of Mr. E. W. and Mrs. E. M. Leedham, of Woodford St., Campbelltown
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