SMITH, Leslie Kennedy
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bairnsdale School of Mines, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
Help us honour Leslie Kennedy Smith's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Kennedy Smith and Annie Lavinia Smith, of Bairnsdale, Victoria
Lieut. Leslie Kennedy, son of Mr and Mrs J. Kennedy Smith, Bairnsdale, was killed in France on the 25th September last. He was a native of Bairnsdale, and 28 years of age. He enlisted in Melbourne in July, 1915, and sailed in August of the following year. He spent a year training troops at Salisbury, Plain, leaving for France in July last. Before enlisting he was employed at the head office of the Bank of Australasia, Melbourne. He was of good physique, and was 6ft. 4in. in height. He was well known in sporting circles, and before leaving Bairnsdale was a member of the first eighteen of the football club. At South Yarra, where he engaged in lawn tennis playing he won the third pennant ini 1914. He was a popular bass singer and won several prizes in competitions.
Click images to start slideshow.