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MAYES, Leslie Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 864 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Randwick |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 14 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1980, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Zone D Granite Lawn 3 Grave 160 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion, Randwick | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound left thigh | |
| 14 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound left arm | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion, GSW arms and right shoulder | |
| 31 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 864, 1st Infantry Battalion |
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