Leslie Herbert KNAPP

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Service Number:	2192
Enlisted:	1 May 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telephonist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 September 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1X, Row B, Grave 20. Headstone inscription reads: Revered & Honoured as a noble and loyal son. Mother, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2

1 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2192, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2192, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
2 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 59th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
12 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 2192, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2192 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-12

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Son of Mrs. Matilda Smith of 15 Fitzgerald Street, South Yarra, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal