ROBERTSON, Leslie Ernest
Service Number: | 270 |
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Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Brighton, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia , 1887 |
Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 35 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 270, Brighton, Tasmania | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 270, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 270, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 270, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Fraser Robertson and Mary Elizabeth Robertson of 2 Bernard Street, Launceston, Tasmania formerly of Morton Ville, Sprent, Tasmania.
Brother of 2273 Pte. Harry Robertson (/explore/people/285532) 12th Infantry Battalion, who was killed in action on the 6 April 1917 in France.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served with the Tasmanian Police for 2 years