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HART, Leslie John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murgheboluc, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Murgheboluc, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Murgheboluc State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Wounds, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 30 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row B, Grave 73 F.J. Padfield officiated Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murgheboluc District and School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 425, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 425, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 425, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 24 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 425, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the knee |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 425 Leslie John Thomas Hart arrived at Gallipoli on 7 September 1915. While the 24th Battalion was on garrision duty at Lone Pine on 24 October 1915, Pte Hart sustained a gunshot wound to his right knee joint.
He was evacuated to Alexandria, Egypt on 25 October via HS Glenart Castle, where he later died from his wounds on 30 November 1915, aged 19 yrs.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh and Grace Hart of 'Myola', Murghelboluc, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal