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BINGE, Leslie Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2126 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2126, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2126, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2126, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The 155 men of the 6th reinforcements to the 4th Battalion embarked from Sydney on 16 June 1915. They stopped at Fremantle on the way and they disembarked in Egypt on the 21st July and only two weeks later the bulk of them landed the at Anzac to reinforce the 4th Battalion. No time for training.
They landed at Gallipoli on the 4 August. Leslie Binge was killed in action 2 days later at Lone Pine. He was listed as missing for over 4 years. His death was certified by the AIF 27 August 1919.