DAVENPORT, Leslie Norman
| Service Number: | 2907 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Parade, Kensington, South Australia, 17 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Pultney Street School |
| Occupation: | Warehouse checkman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Albert, on the Somme, France, 16 February 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2907 | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2907, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2907, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 17 March 1896 in Kensington, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 581 Page: 58 District: Nor.)
Father William Hand DAVENPORT and Mother Annie Davenport (nee FARROW),
lived at East Parade (Arab Steed Hotel), Kensington, SA
(later moved to 'Inverness', Henley Beach Road, Torrensville, SA)
Siblings:
William Charles James DAVENPORT (b. 9/1/1891 Kensington, SA)
Roy Napier DAVENPORT (b. 5/3/1893 Kensington, SA)
Vera Annie DAVENPORT (b. 17/4/1895 Kensington, SA)
Victor Oswald DAVENPORT (b. 11/10/1897 Adelaide, SA)
Hilda Dorothy DAVENPORT (b. 9/6/1900 Adelaide, SA)
Irene Lydia DAVENPORT (b. 14/12/1901 Adelaide - d. 17/11/1911 Adelaide, SA)
A good sportsman he won the 120 yards flat race (U13) at the 1907 Annual Sports Day.
He was also a keen footballer, playing for the South Adelaide Juniors.
Previously served Citizen Forces
3 years with 78th Senior Cadets, transferred to
1.5 years with 78th Infantry (still serving on enlistment)
Described on enlisting as 19 years 11 months old, 5' 8.5" tall, 147 lbs, medium
complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England
1/3/1916 enlisted in Kensington, SA
9/3/1916 appointed to E Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Exhibition Camp
16/3/1916 transferred to 32nd Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements,
Mitcham Camp
11/4/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide onboard HMAT
Aeneas A60 (for Suez, Egypt).
as a Private with 32nd Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements
20/6/1916 embarked onboard Huntsend from Alexandria
30/6/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
29/7/1916 proceeded to join 32nd Infantry Battalion, Etaples, France
He relocated to his battalion on the Western Front, France, during August 1916.
16/2/1917 he was killed in action near Albert, France
buried South East of Gueudecourt, 3 miles north of Combles
NO known grave.
His name is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
His name is commemorated on Panel 120 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
British War medal (37475) and Victory medal (37173)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (315055)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/11/2016. Lest we forget.
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