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ALLEN, Leslie Murlis

Service Number:	3227
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Terowie, Goyder, South Australia, 15 August 1892
Home Town:	Terowie, Goyder, South Australia
Schooling:	Terowie Public School, Howard's College, South Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll, Terowie War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Battle for Pozières
10 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Son of Albert John ALLEN and Jemima nee WILLIAMS