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LEIGHTON, Leslie Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2390 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 21 October 1885 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Burnley State School |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Illness (Heart failure), United Kingdom, France, 8 June 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England Row C, Grave No. 276, Tidworth Military Cemetery, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2390, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2390, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide |
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1914/15 Star Medal (number 82691?), British War Medal (number 20911?) and Victory Medal (20633)
There is also a monument inscription for Leslie Leighton with his mother's grave, Fanny Leighton, at Boroondara General Cemetery, Park Hill Road, Kew, Victoria, Church of England section, Site B 2239.
It reads:
Inscription: In loving memory of our dear mother Fanny Leighton died 5th Dec 1922 aged 62 years and of Corporal Leslie Thomas Leighton died in England 08/06/1918 aged 33 years also Bertie Leighton died 2 Jan 1888 aged 8 months.