Leslie James VOGHT

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Service Number:	4295
Enlisted:	13 September 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1 January 1892
Home Town:	Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 21 November 1948, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4295, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4295, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4295, 47th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 22 October 1917 aboard HS Grantully Castle
19 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4295, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was 'Eureka Station', Goondawindi, QLD

Son of Joseph Voght and Sophie Louise Voght nee Stein of Hume Street, Toowoomba, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Karoa disembarking on 15 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 17 November 1923 Leslie married May Snell Grace in QLD