Leslie EDWARDS MM

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Service Number:	13285
Enlisted:	6 August 1915, 2.5 year Senior Cadets, 1.5 years Citizen Forces
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Field Ambulance
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, September 1895
Home Town:	Longwarry, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne Teachers College, Parkville, Melbourne High School , Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	School teacher
Memorials:	Longwarry War Memorial, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows

6 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13285, Army Medical Corps (AIF), 2.5 year Senior Cadets, 1.5 years Citizen Forces
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 13285, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 13285, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Karoola, Melbourne
27 Jun 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, 1st Passchendaele, 'This man showed great gallantry and devotion to duty on 12th October, 1917, under the following circumstances: Evacuation from the R.A.P. in the ZONNEBEKE area, east of YPRES, had been temporarily suspended owing to an enemy barrage and the difficult nature of the ground. This man, however, volunteered and successfully carried out the evacuation of the patient whose condition was such that immediate evacuation was his only chance.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: 27 June 1918
1 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13285, 12th Field Ambulance, 3rd MD

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