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THWAITES, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6797 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Postal mail motor driver |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Queenscliff Methodist Church Honor Roll, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 10 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Belgium | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Menin Road | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Montbrehain | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6797, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 14 January 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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