Leslie Glen ADDISON MC

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ADDISON, Leslie Glen

Service Number:	V81328
Enlisted:	6 October 1939, South Melbourne, VIC
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, 26 May 1888
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne C of E Grammar School
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	December 1954, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania, Wall 4BB, Niche 98
Memorials:	Brighton North Road Presbyterian Church HB

World War 1 Service

21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
1 Feb 1919:	Honoured Military Cross, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 3 June 1919 on page 951 at position 16 London Gazette 1 February 1919 on page 1722 at position 1

World War 2 Service

6 Oct 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, V81328
6 Oct 1939:	Enlisted South Melbourne, VIC
6 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V81328
2 Mar 1942:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

L. G. ADDISON enlisted on 7th January and embarked as 2nd Lieutenant in 23rd Battalion on 9th May 1915. He arrived in Egypt on 6th June, and having been promoted to Lieutenant on 26th August, arrived at Anzac on 1st September 1915. He remained there until Evacuation and then went with his unit to Egypt and France.

He suffered a great deal from sickness, being invalided with dysentery four times in 3 1/2 years; in March 1917 he returned to Australia on furlough, but got back to his battalion in time to take part in the final offensive against the Germans in 1918.

He was on 1st September wounded slightly in the face at the Battle of Mont St. Quentin and for his services on that occasion he was on 1st February 1919 awarded M.C. He was promoted to Captain on 28th October 1918, and having returned to Australia on 12th June his appointment was terminated on 20th June 1919.

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