Leslie John OWENS

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Service Number:	2297
Enlisted:	21 May 1915, Enlisted at Penguin, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, 28 October 1891
Home Town:	Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Penguin State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 48
Memorials:	Penguin to the Great War

21 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2297, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Penguin, Tasmania
4 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2297, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
4 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2297, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne

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Son of James Allisin Owens and Clara Elizabeth Owens Lette formerly Owens nee Brooks of West Pine, Penguin, Tasmania.

Prior to enlisting Leslie was a member of the local rifle club

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal