CARTLEDGE, Les Albert
| Service Number: | 2597 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat Public State School |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Gun shot wound to arm, received in action - died of wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Etaples, France, 17 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot II, Row C, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Golden Point State School |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2597, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2597, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2597, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2597, 58th Infantry Battalion, taken on strength, Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2597 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: ALBERT LESLIE Cartledge in 1895 in Ballarat, Victoria
Albert Leslie Cartledge was a jockey before the war.
His mother (Ellen Cartledge) had been accidently shot by his father (Albert Cartledge).
He lived with his sisters up until the war with Blanche May and Peter Cartledge (his uncle).
Next of kin: Sister - Rita Cartledge, lived at 171 Main Road, Ballarat, VIC (1920 dec)
Sisters - Doris Irene Cartledge, 141 Malvern Road, Malvern, VIC (18-10-1920 - 15.5 yrs of age)
- Marjory Cartledge, 141 Malvern Road, Malvern, VIC (18-10-1920 - 12.5 yrs of age)
Leslie was described on enlisting as 20 years, 7 months of age; sing;e 5' 2" tall;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; fair hair; Church of England
02/08/1915 enlisted in Melbourne
13/10/1915 appointed to 6th reinforcements, 24th Infantry Battalion,
Broadmeadows Camp
27/10/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A38 Ulysses
as a Private with 24th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements
26/02/1916 transferred to 60th Infantry Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
15/03/1916 taken on strength 58th Infantry Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
17/06/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces onboard HT Transylvania,
ex Alexandria
23/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
16/07/1916 shell wound to arm - admitted to 15th Field Ambulance
16/07/1916 admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France
gun shot wound to arm
17/07/1916 died of wounds received in action at the 1st Australian Casualty
Clearing Station
buried in: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
Plot II, Row C, Grave 22
Medals: 1914/15 Star (17864), British War medal (26793), Victory medal (26617)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (318424)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 10/02/2017. Lest we forget.
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