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HERON, Leslie Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5565 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia , 1897 |
| Home Town: | Sarina, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Labourer |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Sarina War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5565, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5565, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5565, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Lucy HERON of Sarina, Mackay, Qld.
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