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CAIRNS, Leslie Davis (Leslie David)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1176 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia , 20 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Flinders School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 March 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery I B 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1176, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1176, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1176, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1176, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre |
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