Leslie COXHELL

COXHELL, Leslie

Service Number: 3715
Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Mornington, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway porter
Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 9 August 1916
Cemetery: Pozières British Cemetery
Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 3,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mornington District Honour Roll WW1, Mornington St. Peter's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Mornington St. Peter's Anglican Church Memorial Window
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World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3715, 14th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic
23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3715, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3715, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
6 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
9 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 3715, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3715 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Brother 4760 Pte John Eric Coxhell, 59th Battalion, wounded 19 July 1916 and returned to Australia 12 November 1916.