Leslie CORBETT

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Service Number:	3310
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Macquarie Street State School, Hobart, Tasmania
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 March 1918
Cemetery:	Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery Row O, Grave No. 24
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Football League Honour Roll

22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 3310, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 3310, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Borda, Melbourne
6 Sep 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt. Contracted dysentery and enteric fever and was RTA on 23 January 1916. Declared fit for service again on 20 March 1916.
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 3310, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
1 Aug 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3310, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, SW to elbow, knee and thigh. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 7 December 1917.
14 Mar 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 3310, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3310 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-03-14

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