ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

LEEDER, Ernest Albert

LEEDER, Ernest Albert

Full Name: Ernest Albert

LEEDER

Date of Birth: 10

–

1887

Place of birth: Bergh-Apton Norwich Norfolk

England

Occupation: Labourer/Roadman

Address: Jabberup Upper Preston WA

Next of Kin: Mother S. M. LEEDER

Next of Kin Address: Valley Farm Bergh-Apton Norfolk Norwich England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5133

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-01-24

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers Brettoneux France

Age at Death: 29

Burial Location: Inscription – Villers Brettoneux Memorial France

15/01/1916- Application to Enlist & Completed Preliminary Medical Examination Bunbury WA
24/01/1916- To 46 Depot as Private
14/03/1916- To 16th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Bunbury WA
31/03/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Shropshire ” bound for Egypt
24/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
29/05/1916-Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
4/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
7/06/1916- To 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
29/07/1916- Joined ” C ” Company 11th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
16/04/1917- Reported Missing in Action France
5/12/1917- Court of Enquiry found LEEDER to have been Killed in Action.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 34222

Victory Medal – No. 33979

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 339703

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Donnybrook War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 63

Villers Brettoneux Memorial France