Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Claude Michael Leahy
William Roy Lang's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Claude Michael Leahy
Service number: 2815
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: LEAHY, Tpr. Claude Michael, 2815. 9th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of George Leahy; husband of Ida May Leahy, of Miram, Victoria, Australia. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia. D. 20.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Claude Michael Leahy
A brief military biography of Claude Michael Leahy from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2815 |
| Date of birth | 7 February 1892 |
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| School | Carrozi Public School, Mt Gambier, South Australia |
| Other training | Book keeping |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | Yanac North, via Nhill, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Ida May Leahy, Yanac North via Nhill, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 24 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 27 July 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 20), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: George LEAHY; Wife: Ida LEAHY, Miram, Victoria. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2849 Pte Arthur Stanley LEAHY, 5th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 9th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Claude Michael Leahy
