Private Victor William Leach

Service number	5050
Birth Date	1900-12-23
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Carlton
Death Date	1918-09-13
Death Place	France
Also known as	Leslie Lockingbar, Leslie Lockingbar
Final Rank	Private
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	50th Australian Infantry Battalion 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	France Carlton
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Private Victor William Leach (5050, 50th Battalion) was born in Carlton, Victoria, on 23 December 1900. He travelled to Adelaide, SA, in October 1917 and enlisted without his parents’ knowledge or consent under the alias of Leslie Lockingbar. Victor was killed near Vendelles, France, by shell fire on 13 September 1918 and is buried in the Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Jeancourt, France. His mother wrote later that he was 17 years and 9 months of age at the time of his death. Victor’s brother, Driver Ivan Imsie Leach, also served with the AIF.

Rolls

First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Roll of Honour:

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private

Timeline

Date of birth	23 December 1900
Date of enlistment	16 October 1917
Date of embarkation	22 December 1917
Date of death	13 September 1918
Date of fate	13 September 1918