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BEDFORD, Charles Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 509 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Illness (Tonsilitis), At sea (HS Formosa), 13 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Rev. S.A. Marsh officiated Panel 65, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Mary Ann (nee Symons) Bedford of 80 Peel Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Birth name registered as Leslie Charles Bedford registration number 12104
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces of Ballarat
Was apprenticed to M.F. Blayney for 3 years