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LESLIE, Rupert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3160 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 8 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chaffeur |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ashfield, New South Wales, 3 April 1980, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3160, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3160, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW abdomen (serious) and right knee - bullet entered left side of back rupturing the jejunum (small intestine) and the mesentary (abdominal cavity lining) whilst knee wound caused weakness. | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 13th Infantry Battalion, HT Themistocles, Deveonport for return to Australia medically unfit - arriving 4 July 1917. | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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