CHILDS, Leslie Alfred
| Service Number: | 6525 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 28 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Initially buried alongside Anzac Redoubt, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6525, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6525, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6525, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6525, 18th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Killed by a shell at Anzac Redoubt between Zonnebeke and Westhoek Ridge on 20 September, 1917. He was sitting outside of the redoubt with two others and all three were killed. He was buried alongside Anzac Redoubt but has no known grave. - Michael Silver
"CHILDS.- Killed in action in France, Sept. 20, 1917, Private Leslie E. Childs.
We pictured dear Les. returning,
We longed to clasp his hand;
But God has postponed the meeting,
'Twill be in a better land. - Inserted bv his sorrowing aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Mr. G. Peninton, cousins, Stella, Gladya, Doris, Rita, George, Reuben, Roy, of Glebe Point." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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