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CHAMBERS, Leslie Thomas George

Service Number:	61
Enlisted:	23 August 1914, Brighton, Tas.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Raluana, New Britain, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Elizabeth Street School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	School teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 November 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 61, 12th Infantry Battalion, Brighton, Tas.
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 61, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 61, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 61, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to arm. Rejoined unit 9 September 1915.
3 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 61, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Killed in action in the front line near Zonnebeke, Belgium.

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