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LESLAIGHTER, Arthur Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4593 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Bombala, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Burrumbooka Public School |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's foreman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bombala War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4593, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4593, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4593, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4593, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4593 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Arthur Edward LESLAIGHTER was born in Bombala, NSW in 1884
His parents were John LESLAIGHTER and Mary MANNING who married in Bombala in 1868 - they had 6 known children
His father John was born in 1846 in Feudenheim, Germany and died in 1924 in Bombala
His mother Mary was born in 1850 in Sydney & died in 1921 - both buried in Bombala Cemetery
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