W4501
LONGWOOD, Leslie Louis
| Service Number: | 14838 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Emerald Hill, South Melbourne Australia, 3 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Post Office Clerk |
| Died: | Subiaco, Western Australia, , 1 March 1945, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia His headstone is now moved to the edge of the grass area. |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park, West Subiaco Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 14838, 4th Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14838, 4th Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 14838 |
Leslie Louis Longwood
I, Leslie, am his grandson, named after him by his son Neville James Longwood.
Leslie Louis Longwood. was born: 3 MAR 1897 • Emerald Hill, South Melbourne Australia. and ...
DEATH 1 MAR 1945 • St Andrews Subiaco Perth Australia (Mt Hospital)
His Parents were:
Charles (Karl ) (Charl) Johannes Westerlund Longwood
1868–1906 and Edith Blamire 1873–1901.
Leslie married Alma Theresa Wilkinson
BIRTH 29 MAY 1898 • Subiaco, Western Australia (ref 4234)
DEATH 24 JUN 1988 • Fremantle, Perth, Australia
on 23 MAR 1922 • St Albans Ch, North Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia ( Ref 489).
I have his war dairy and some picture, his son Neville was ready to fly out for WWII as the war ended; my other brother has his medals.
He later served in the post office in Subiaco.
He was a member of the Subiaco Lodge.
He died early of lung problems from the nerve Gasing in WWI on the front line, he had to crawl along enemy lines and fix the 2 morse code lines at night.
His grave at Karrakatta, has now been moved and replaced with grass, and you may find the headstone only along the edge.
cheers, Dr. Leslie Westerlund (Longwood)
Submitted 6 May 2023 by Les Westerlund