CARRAILL, Leslie McNeil
| Service Number: | 3780 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tungkillo, South Australia, 13 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Tungkillo Primary School & Birdwood Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Peronne, France, 3 September 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (III. B. 3.) , Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial, Tungkillo Memorial Wall, Tungkillo Roll of Honor, Tungkillo War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3780, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3780, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth (A73) | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3780, 32nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3780, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne |
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31/5/1916 enlisted
21/9/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT Commonwealth
3/9/1918 He was killed in action in France, aged 21 years.
Pte Leslie Carrail had two older brothers Stanley and Alexander who served with the AIF and were killed in action. He was the third of three brothers to enlist and the last brother to be killed.
"LATE PTE. L. M. CARRAILL.
The late Pte. L. M. Carraill was the sixth son of the late Mr. James Carraill, of William street, Kensington. He was born at Tungkillo, educated at the local school and at Birdwood, and was for some time employed in the surrounding districts. Prior to his enlistment he was in the employ of Mr. S. F. Manley. He embarked on September 21, 1916, and landed in England. After a short stay there he proceeded with the 32nd Battalion to France. He had not been long in the firing line when he became ill with pleurisy, and was invalided to England, where he had the pleasure of meeting hh brother, the late Dvr. A. L. Carraill, who was on furlough. On his recovery he was again sent to France. He fell in action on September 3, 1918, aged 21 years. He was a member of the Bowmans Methodist Bible Class and of the cricket club and literary society." - from the Adelaide Observer 16 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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