Harold Leslie (Henry or Les) SLEIGH

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Service Number:	14426
Enlisted:	6 December 1915, Townsville, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Army Medical Corps (AIF)
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 28 June 1890
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural Causes, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 22 February 1985, aged 94 years
Cemetery:	Woongarra Crematorium, Townsville, Qld Chapel Columbarium Wall F
Memorials:	City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Townsville, Qld.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 14426, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 14426, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Itonus, Brisbane

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Harold was born in Townsville on 28 Jun 1890, son of John Henry Sleigh and Flora Albina Norman.

Private Sleigh enlisted in Townsville on 6 Dec 1915, aged 25, and embarked from Brisbane per HMAT A50 “Itonus” on 8 Aug 1916.

He served with the 10th Field Ambulance AAMC on the Western Front, and returned to Australia on 1 Aug 1919.

He died in Townsville on 22 Feb 1985. He was a clerk.

Courtesy of Samual Cox