Roll of Honour Albert William Leach

Service number VX17174
Rank Private
Unit 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
Service Australian Army
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict Eligibility Date Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of Death 26 July 1945
Place of Death Thailand
Cause of Death Illness
Cemetery or Memorial Details Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Source AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)

Location on the Roll of Honour

Albert William Leach's name is located at panel 73 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Personal Service Records

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War Graves

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Roll of Honour name projection

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