Leslie Crichton BROWN

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Service Number:	3349
Enlisted:	5 August 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Malvern, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chief Clerk New Zealand Insurance Ltd
Memorials:	Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour

5 Aug 1916:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 3349, 50th Infantry Battalion
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3349, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
30 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3349, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
17 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion
23 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion
17 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3349, 43rd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Revert to Private at own request
31 Jul 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3349, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Synovitis left knee - invalided to Australia
11 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3349, 43rd Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3349, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Born in Sydney

Moved to Adelaide via New Zeland with his employment as an officer with the New Zealand Insurance Company.

Married to Mrs Kathleeen Mendel Brown. Various residences listed:

77 Cambridge Tce MALVERN SA

80 Buxton St NORTH ADELAIDE

after May 1918 - 'Stormness' Althorpe Place GLENELG (now Colley St)

date unknown - 'Torengo' Bennett St BONDI NSW