HARRIS, Leslie Robert
| Service Number: | 6101 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6101, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6101, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6101, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6101, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
"Dear Mrs. Harris, I have with deep sympathy to inform you that your son, Private L. R. Harris, No. 6101 of reinforcement was killed in action on Sunday, 15th April, I am a Presbyterian chaplain and come from Campbell Town, Tasmania.
I found the body of your boy lying near Lagnicourt Village, France, today and saw him buried and read the burial service over the body. He was wounded in the chest and death must have been quick. He died as a man and a soldier for the right and while I offer you my sympathy I also congratulate you on giving a son to this great cause.
I trust that the God of all comfort will bless and comfort you, and teach you to see not only the suffering, but also the high privilege of sacrifice. For the joy that was set before Him, Christ endured the cross, and you will have the joy of meeting your boy again. God bless you.
N.B.-The grave is marked with a cross bearing his name and battalion The letters enclosed were in his pocket."
Letter from Rev. Percival Hope, Presbyterian chaplain in France.
Source: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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