Leslie ST VINCENT

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Service Number:	5885
Enlisted:	8 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bootmaker Finisher
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 10 October 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Row H, Grave 685. Interred on 12 October 1949. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

8 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5885, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 5885, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 5885, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5885, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left side and arm. Embarked for England on 4 May 1917 aboard HS Western Australia
20 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5885, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Charles St Vincent and Rhoda St Vincent nee Morriss of Harcourt Parade, Richmond, Australia.

Commenced return to Australia 19 June 1919 aboard HT Miltiades disembarking on 5 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal