DE FONTENAY, Leslie Adrian
| Service Number: | 1327 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eastwood, South Australia, 10 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers, Norwood, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 29 December 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Somer Farm Cemetery Row B, Grave 19 |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board, Norwood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne 2nd reinforcements | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed at North Beach | |
| 29 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 7th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leslie Adrian De FONTENAY was born in Eastwood, South Australia on 10th February, 1896
His parents were Adrian Louis Ferdinand Cadet de FONTENAY & Elizabeth Mountford SALISBURY
He enlisted on 28th September, 1914 and embarked with the 7th Infantry Battalion, 2nd reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Clan McGillivray on 2nd February, 1915
Leslie died of wounds on 29th December, 1917 in Belgium and is buried in the Somer Farm Cemetery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Louis Adrian De FONTENAY (SN 12710) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
Another Brother George Sydney De FONTENAY (SERN DEPOT) deserted in 1915
Brother Victor John De FONTENAY (SN SX14291) served in WW2 and was discharged in 1946
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