ROSS, Leslie George King
| Service Number: | 4363 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tamworth, NSW, 11 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Armidale School |
| Occupation: | Law Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, France, 9 November 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Armidale School War Memorial Gates, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes New England Grammar School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4363, 29th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4363, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4363, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-11-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Elizabeth Ross, of Glen Innes, New South Wales, and the late Colin James Ross.
THY WILL BE DONE
LESLIE GEORGE KING ROSS (11.10.1897 - 9.11.1918)
Called Leslie
From Glen Innes but born in Tamworth. He was a step-son of Lieut.-Col P.P. Abbott, C.M.G. and second son of Elizabeth N. Abbott.
At TAS a bit over one year from Feb. 1912 to March 1913.
Enlisted in Glen Innes in July 1916 and sailed to England with Reinforcements for the 29th Infantry battalion on 3rd 1916.
Served in 33rd Battalion A.I.F. as Lieut. He was stationed at Hurdcott Camp, Salisbury Plains and there gained his commission. He crossed to France in October, 1917 with the 33rd Battalion.
Killed — He to the 4th Stationary Hospital at Arques, France on 6th November suffering from pneumonia and died from it 3 days later aged 21.
Memorial: His name is on the Gates in Anzac Park, Glen Innes.
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