WAYE, Hurtle Leslie
| Service Number: | 1073 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta South Australia, December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Swan Reach, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shoeing smith |
| Memorials: | Swan Reach War Memorial, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1073, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement 1073, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked 1073, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1073, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Hurtle Leslie Waye Biography
Life before war:
Hurtle Leslie Waye was 30 years and 4 months old when he joined the army to fight in World War One. He lived in Swan Reach, South Australia and he was born in Port Augusta. While he was living in Swan Reach his next of kin was his father Edward Gordon Waye, who grew up in Willunga. Hurtle Leslie also had a sister named miss M.G Waye and there was no information found on his mother. Hurtle Leslie was not married, and he was single with no children. Working as a shoeing smith which involved looking at horses’ hooves. Hurtle Leslie was described as having auburn hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion. He was 5 ft 3 inches when he enlisted into the war which was shorter than the average WWI soldier.
After enlisting, Hurtle spent some time training in Australia before embarking for overseas service on 9 June 1916. His unit arrived at Marseilles in July and proceeded directly to England. However, in England he was identified as being mentally unsuitable for service and returned to Australia without seeing action.
Whilst in the war Hurtle Leslie received two different medals, one of the medals that he received was the British war medal. The British war medal was handed out to the men from the British and the imperial forces. The soldiers who either entered an active war or travelled overseas for service would receive this medal. The second medal that Hurtle Leslie received whist at war was the victory medal. This medal was created in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the allied forces over the central powers. This medal was handed out to all of the soldiers who entered the war.
Hurtle Leslie Waye returned to Australia from the war on the 4th of May 1917.
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