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HEARD, Leslie Norman
| Service Number: | 4790 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tarcowie, South Australia, 4 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wilmington, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Wilmington, South Australia, 2 June 1969, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wilmington Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Wilmington District WW1 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4790, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4790, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4790, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4790, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW (shoulder) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4790, 27th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 2nd occasion - GSW (left leg) | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4790, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Surname: HEARD; Given Names: Leslie Norman; Date of Birth: 4 June 1893; Date of Enlistment: 14 February 1916; Trade or Calling: Farmer; Birth Location: Tarcowie SA; Address prior to enlistment: Wilmington; Photograph sent by: L N Heard
Source: State Records SA
Pte. Norman was first wounded on 5/11/1916 due to a gunshot wound in the right shoulder. The 27th battalion was in action near Mountauban/Dernancourt attempting to hold Bayonet Trench when the unit was attacked by the Germans in large numbers. The casualties were heavy with 5 officers and 72 other ranks killed and 141 wounded over the course of three days action. (Unit diary 27th battalion Novemeber 1916.)
On the second occasion L/Cpl.Norman was wounded on 4/10/1917 with the resulting gunshot wound fracturing his left leg. His unit was advancing toward its second objective near Westhoek,ANZAC Ridge, Flanders.
This wound resulted in Norman being discharged as medically unfit for service on 31/1/1918 and he returned to Australia on HMAT Osterley on 4/4/1918.
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