HART, Leslie
| Other Name: | Oldham, Leslie - Birth Name |
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| Service Number: | 267 |
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove I. A. 17. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 267, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 267, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 267, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 May 1915: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 267, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 267 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Leslie was only 17 years old when he died. His epitaph written by his mother reads
I LEAVE THY PRAISES UNEXPRESSED, IN VERSE THAT BRINGS MYSELF REIEF, AND BY THE MEASURE OF MY GRIEF, I LEAVE THY GREATNESS TO BE GUESSED.
Family belief is that he turned 15 on the ship on the way to Gallipoli. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth Oldham (Hart) was married in 1899. Unless Leslie was very "premature" he must have been born after 1899. Unfortunately there appears to be no birth registration. The military records show his age as 17 overwritten 19 on recruitment. According to his mother Mabel Leslie's father left them when he was very young. Mabel appears to have formed a relationship with Mr Hart, possibly Abraham Alexander Hart, and both adopted his name. While Mabel's family was not Jewish she may have requested a Jewish memorial for Leslie in deference to Mr Hart. - courtesy of Dianne Stocks
HART.—On the 22nd May, died of wounds received in action at the Dardanelles, Pte. Leslie Oldham (Hart), of Brunswick, aged 17 years.
I leave thy praises unexpressed,
In verse that brings myself relief,
And by the measure of my grief,
I leave thy greatness to be guessed.
—(Inserted by his loving mother).
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