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ELPHINSTONE, Leslie Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2143 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915, 6th reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales , Australia, 26 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | 22 July 1968, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2143, 4th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2143, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2143, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
2143 Sergeant Leslie Hubert Elphinstone only landed on Gallipoli on the 4 August 1915 and suffered bomb wounds to his right arm at Lone Pine a few days later. He was evacuated to Lemnos before returning to Anzac a few weeks later. He fought at Fromelles with the 56th Battalion, was shot in the foot at Bullecourt in 1917 and hit in the arm by shrapnel during April 1918. This last wound was the one which got him sent home medically unfit in July 1918.
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