Leslie Wolff ABEL

ABEL, Leslie Wolff

Service Number: 3262
Enlisted: 7 January 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 3 June 1884
Home Town: Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Manufacturers Agent
Died: Natural Causes, Queensland, Australia, 13 November 1968, aged 84 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales
25 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3262, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3262, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Beltana, Sydney
11 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Leslie Wolff ABEL was born in 1884 in Sydney

His parents were Elias Joseph ABEL and Mary Jane HEUSTON (his Mother had previously been married to a George MOSS

He enlisted on 7th January, 1916 with the 45th Battalion which embarked from Sydney on 25th November 1916 on HMAT Beltana

He returned to Australia on 3rd September 1919 

Medals received:  British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1909 Leslie had married Ruby Berenice RODDA in Sydney (divorced in 1916 - he was listed as a sergeant in the Army Medical Corp. at the time

after returning from the war he married Nora HITCHCOCK in 1921 in Mosman

He died in 1968 in Queensland (cemetery not found)

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