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BREASLEY, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6961 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Albury, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6961, Albury, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6961, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6961, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...6961 Private Leslie Breasley, 3rd Battalion. A labourer from Marrar, NSW, prior to enlistment on 26 October 1916, Pte Breasley embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla on 9 November 1916 for Devonport, England. He joined his battalion in France on 21 May 1917. Pte Breasley was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium, on 20 September 1917. He has no known grave and his death is recorded on the Ypres, Menin Gate, Memorial, Belgium. He was aged 23 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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