Leslie Arthur Eugene RUSSELL

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RUSSELL, Leslie Arthur Eugene

Service Number:	2440
Enlisted:	1 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, October 1896
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	GSW to abdomen, Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 28 March 1917
Cemetery:	Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, England Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, Grave No. 54, Norwich Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pyrmont Public School Roll of Honor

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 13th Infantry Battalion
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2440, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2440, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
1 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Infantry Battalion
3 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion
19 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 45th Infantry Battalion , GSW to abdomen, died of these wounds at Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England
28 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 2440, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2440 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-28

Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 28th March........Private Leslie Arthur Eugene Russell was born in Hobart, Tasmania around 1896. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 1st June, 1915 as an 18 year old Driver from Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.

Private Russell of 13th Battalion was transferred to 45th Battalion in March, 1916 in Egypt.

Private Russell was mustered as Driver on 1st June, 1916 & arrived in France on 13th June, 1916. He was admitted to Hospital on 25th June, 1916 with a fever which developed into Influenza & was sent to England where he was admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, England on 11th July, 1916. He was discharged on 8th September, 1916.

Driver Russell was posted to No. 1 then No. 3 Command Depots & then posted to 12th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire on 15th December, 1916.

Driver Russell was returned to France & rejoined 45th Battalion on 18th January, 1917 & reverted to rank of Private.
Private Leslie Arthur Eugene Russell was wounded in action in France on 19th February, 1917. He was invalided to England & was admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England on 15th March, 1917 with gunshot wounds.

Private Leslie Arthur Eugene Russell died at 3am on 28th March, 1917 at Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England from wounds received in action in France - “G.S.W. abdomen. Penetrating.” He was buried in Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, England where 23 other WW1 Australians are buried.

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