Leslie THWAITES

THWAITES, Leslie

Service Number: 6797
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.
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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