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O'BRIEN, Leslie Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1723, 1723A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 30 August 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Catholic area, M2 Section 17, Grave 2826 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1723, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1723, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1723, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 8 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1723A, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to malaria and rheumatism. Letter A added when taken on strength |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Margaret O'Brienof Bega, NSW
Next of kin given as his step-sister Kathleen O'Neill of 'Devonia', Gipps Street, Bega, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 25 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1939c Leslie married Nora Mary Moreing formerly MacDonald in Redfern, NSW.