Private Leyshon Villis
- Rank
- Private
- Appointment
- Trooper
- Service number
- 748
- Unit
- 10 Light Horse Regiment
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action
- Place of death
- Walkers Ridge Gallipoli, Turkey
- Date of death
- 7 August 1915
- Age
- 23
- Plaque number
- M326A
- Co-located plaques
- M326B - LT Alexander Turnbull
- M326 - LT David Jackson
- Dedicated by
- Family on 16 February 2013
- More information
Biography presented during plaque dedication:
Trooper Leyshon Villis was born at Mountain Ash, County Glamorgan, South Wales in May 1893. He was one of three sons and four daughters born to George and Mary Anne Villis of Hayes Farm, Sully, near Cardiff in Wales.
He emigrated to Western Australia in 1911 and lived with an older sister and her husband in Boulder.
He worked as labourer in the district and enlisted at Kalgoorlie in November 1914.
He then commenced training at Blackboy Hill Military Camp and was posted to 2 Reinforcements of 10 Light Horse Regiment.
In February 1915, they sailed on HMAT Itonus from Fremantle for Alexandria and, from there, they sailed to Gallipoli arriving in early May 1915.
Leyshon was wounded in the head and neck later that month and transferred to a hospital ship.
On recovery in August, he returned to his unit then the regiment was involved in the Battle of the Nek.
Trooper Leyshon Villis, service number 748 of 10 Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action at Walker’s Ridge, Gallipoli on 7 August 1915. He was 23 years of age.