| Service number | 5050 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 23/12/1900 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Carlton |
| Death Date | 13/09/1918 |
| Death Place | France |
| Also known as | Leslie Lockingbar |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Victor William Leach
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
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 23/12/1900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 22/12/1917 | |
| Date of enlistment | 16/10/1917 | |
| Date of death | 13/09/1918 | |
| Date of fate | 13/09/1918 |