Leslie Ernest ROBERTSON

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ROBERTSON, Leslie Ernest

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Service Number:	270
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Brighton, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ulverstone, Tasmania, 1887
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
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
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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Biography 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

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