MAZLIN, Leslie Wright
| Service Number: | 167 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Herberton State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot I, row C, Grave No. 13, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evelyn Scrub War Memorial, Herberton Uniting Church, Herberton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 167, 15th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 167, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 167, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 167, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 167 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother 168 Private Norman Henry Mazlin also of the 15th Battalion AIF, enlisted on the same day and was later killed in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.
Cairns Post 31 May 1915. KILLED IN ACTION.
'The sad intelligence of the death of Private L. W. Mazlin (son of our esteemed townspeople, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mazlin, senior, was conveyed to us early this morning (says the Herberton paper of Saturday). Les was at the time engaged in action at the Dardanelles. No details are yet to hand, but we know he died as a soldier, giving his life for his country's cause. Leslie was only about 21 years of age, and was one of the most popular lads of the town. As a pupil at the local State school, he endeared himself to the other scholars by his manliness and kindly disposition, many of the school-boy friendships ripening into a friendship for all time. The news of his untimely death, cut off as he was on the threshold of his career, came as a shock to the whole community, along with whom we extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents and family in this dark hour of trouble.'
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