Leslie James FISHER

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Service Number:	1711
Enlisted:	30 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tanner
Died:	Cerebal Syncope, 11 Australian General Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 2 July 2020
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Methodist Section, Row C, Grave 109
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial

30 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1711, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1711, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
23 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, IN the field while serving with the 14th Battalion
30 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1711, Shell wound to the scalp and evacuated to England on 1 September 1916
5 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field
7 Sep 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1711, Discharged at the 3rd Military District
2 Jul 1920:	Involvement Corporal, 1711, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1711 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1920-07-02

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Son of H.J. and Elizabeth Fisher of Cressy Road, Camperdown, Victoria

15 November 1915 - transferred from the 29th Battalion to the 14th Battalion in the field

17 May 1918 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Gaika disembarking at Melbourne on 5 July 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal