BURLEY, Leslie James
| Service Numbers: | Officer, Commissioned Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 10 April 1892, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | North Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ryde Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk Commonwealth Bank |
| Died: | Wounds received Quinn's Post, Gallipoli 19/5/1915, Hospital ship off Gallipoli, 20 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea. The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 19) |
| Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Ryde Public School Roll of Honour, Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 | |
| 22 Dec 1924: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John Ferguson BURLEY
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From In Memory Of
In Memory Of 2nd Lieutenant Leslie James Burley, 3rd Battalion.
He was a bank clerk from North Ryde, New South Wales, with 18 months service in the 18th Infantry prior to enlistment.
He embarked from Sydney on the 11th of February 1915 aboard HMAT Seang Choon for Egypt.
Lieutenant Burley joined his battalion at Gallipoli and not long after was wounded in action on the 19th of May 1915 at Quinn's Post. He died of these wounds the following day on board a hospital ship and was buried at sea.
Lieutenant Burley was aged 23 years.
The 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea during the Gallipoli Campaign are commemorated in the Lone Pine Memorial on Gallipoli.
Lest We Forget.
Photograph and most of the information came from the Australian War Memorial. Image file number AWM H06412.
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