Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
312 Trooper Leonard Dimmick, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, "B" Squadron
Boer War Service
Leonard Dimmick enlisted in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent as 263 Tpr Leonard Dimmick. He is recorded in Murray, p. 498. He saw service in South Africa.
Great War Service
Leonard Dimmick, a brief military biography from The AIF Project:
Leonard DIMMICK
Regimental number 312
Place of birth Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Miner
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 34
Next of kin Father, W. Dimmick, Railway Store, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date 20 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Driver
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/7/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Died of disease, dysentery, 3 March 1916
Age at death from cemetery records 37
Place of burial Cairo War memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 338), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 3
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: William and Annie DIMMICK, Eildon Road, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland. Born at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Other details Son of William and Annie Dimmick, Eildon Road, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Place of burial Cairo War Memorial Cemetery. Row D, Grave No. 338
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker for providing additional information about Leonard Dimmick.
Citation: 312 Trooper Leonard Dimmick
