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CUNNINGHAM, Leslie Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50029 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1917, Allocated to 8th Reinforcement’s 39th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp 23 January 1918 then reassigned to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s for service overseas 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 20 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman and Packer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Killed by Shell fire in Reserve Trenches prior to the Assault on Mont St Quentin, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50029, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 8th Reinforcement’s 39th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp 23 January 1918 then reassigned to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s for service overseas 14March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50029, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50029, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 21st Battalion to reinforce 22nd Battalion in the Field France | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50029, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50029, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Killed in Action Shell Fire West of Mont St Quentin whilst in Reserve Trench prior to the Assault on enemy positions Buried under supervision of Platoon Sergeant |
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