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MCMURDO, Leslie Clegg
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4563 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1916, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton-on-Tees, England, 5 April 1900 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mansfield Road School, Durban |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4563, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4563, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4563, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4563, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Private Leslie Clegg McMurdo (4563, 31st Battalion) was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England, and came to Australia at the age of 16. He was working as a farm labourer when he enlisted in the AIF on 21 September 1916. Just a year later, on 26 September 1917, Leslie was killed in action at Polygon Wood. He is buried in the Buttes New British Cemetery, Belgium. Leslie was 17 years 5 months of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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