MCINTYRE, Leslie Argyle
| Service Number: | 3418 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heywood, Vic., 1 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wallacedale, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | State School Tacher |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Romsey, Vic., 8 February 1977, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lancefield Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows, Wallacedale WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3418, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3418, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of J McINTYRE, Wallacedale via Condah, Vic.
Leslie enlisted as a Private on the 31st of July, 1915, and embarked with the 11th Reinforcements to the 8th Battalion on the transport Nestor on the 11th of October. While in Egypt, he was taken on strength of the 6th Battalion at Serepeum on the 22nd of February, 1916. He proceeded to France the following month, and, on the 31st of July, was promoted to Corporal. On the 13th of August, 1918, he was sent to the Officer Cadet Battalion, New College, Oxford, and was promoted to commissioned rank on the 4th of January, 1919. He returned to Australia on the transport Raranga in October 1919. He had fought at Posieres, wintered on the Somme, and been engaged at Bullecourt and Strazeele. Prior to enlisting he was teaching at School No. 3460, Hazeldene.
Husband of Vera May McINTYRE nee HEATH
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