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HYDE, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 207 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Central State School, Bendigo, and Bendigo School of Mines, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Grave 42 Headstone inscription reads: To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die our dear boy at rest, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square District |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 207, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 207, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 207, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 207, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis and Amy Hyde of 9 Shamrock Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Medals:- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gallipoli Association
Private Leslie Hyde, 14th Battalion from Bendigo, Victoria.
A 21 year old carpenter prior to enlisting #OTD in 1914.
He embarked for overseas service with B Company from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses on 22 December 1914.
Following further training in Egypt, the 14th Battalion landed at Gallipoli in the early afternoon of 26 April 1915.
Pte Hyde was killed in action on 27 April and is buried at Quinn’s Post Cemetery.
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