CHANDLER, Leslie Stuart
| Service Number: | 3796 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915, Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tamworth, NSW, 10 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tamworth Superior Public School, Tamworth Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Manager |
| Died: | 13 November 1955, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW JD Wall |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3796, 18th Infantry Battalion, Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement 3796, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked 3796, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
LESLIE STUART CHANDLER was born at Tamworth on 10th July, 1880, the son of William John CHANDLER and Mary Stuart nee McGREGOR. He was educated at the Superior Public School, Tamworth, and Tamworth Grammar School.
He entered the service of the Bank on 30th November, 1898, at Tamworth. In 1906 he went to Inverell, and in 1911 to Armidale as accountant. From July, 1913, he spent a few months in the Inspector’s Department at Head Office, and proceeded to Batlow later in the year as acting manager.
He enlisted on 15th September, 1915, and saw three and three-quarter years of service in Egypt and France, originally with the 18th Battalion.
Shortly after the Battle of Pozieres he received promotion to the rank of corporal, and served with his battalion and the 5th Brigade in the Battles of Pozieres, Flers, Bullecourt, Passchendaele, and through the long cold winter on the Somme in 1916 and 1917.
He received his sergeant’s stripes on 11th July, 1917, and was subsequently attached to the 2nd Divisional Gas Services and the Australian Corps Gas School during the final operations of the war.
source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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