Leslie Oliver BIGNELL

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Service Number:	1782
Enlisted:	17 January 1916, Boggabri, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westbourne, Sussex, England, 1893
Home Town:	Baan Baa, Narrabri, New South Wales
Schooling:	Council School, Westbourne, Sussex, England
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 July 1917
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium Row A, Grave 37
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Boggabri, New South Wales
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney

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Arrived in Australia 24 years

33 Battallion

Rank - Private

29 October 1916 - Disembarked Plymouth

16 January 1917 - Embarked Princess Clementine at Folkestone for France

20 January 1917 - Taken on strength in France

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with the Royal Garrison Artillery, England

William Bignell, Brooklyn House, Nutbourne near Emsworth, Sussex, England