Leslie DE VOSS

DE VOSS, Leslie

Service Number: 456
Enlisted: 10 July 1916, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Machine Gun Company
Born: Brisbane, Qld., 10 April 1893
Home Town: Redcliffe, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Chauffeur
Died: Brisbane, Qld., 26 February 1959, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
ANZAC-9-4-3
Memorials: Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 456, 10th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld.
22 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 456, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 456, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Leslie's parents were Ernest Christian de Voss and Margaret Dunne. At the time of his enlistment in July 1916 Leslie was single and working in Redcliffe as a chauffeur. On his return from the war, Leslie he married Redcliffe girl, Ellen McCarthy in January 1919 and the couple moved to Brisbane.