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MEAD, Herbert Lesley

Service Number:	136
Enlisted:	14 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bega, New South Wales, 1892
Home Town:	Cobargo, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobargo & District Soldiers War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

14 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 136, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 136, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 136, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
22 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 136, 36th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the left arm, face, hands and legs

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick J Mead and Ada Ellen Mead of Cobargo, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal