Leslie Edsington GOW

GOW, Leslie Edsington

Service Number: 4033
Enlisted: 28 February 1916, Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion
Born: Obley, NSW, 1892
Home Town: Obley, Cabonne, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 14 February 1943, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials: Obley War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

28 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4033, 30th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo, NSW
7 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 4033, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 4033, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of David Gow, Obley, New South Wales

The death occurred at Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, last week of Mr. Leslie Essington Gow, late of Rawsonville. Mr. Gow served with the AIF in World War l, and was severely wounded in 1917. The greater part of his life since his return to Australia had been spent in hospitals. A widow and four adult children survive. Burial was made at Botany cemetery.