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POOLE, Leslie Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 64 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Rank was later reduced to Lance Corporal |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers School, Ballarat East, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Wool Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 64, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Rank was later reduced to Lance Corporal | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 64, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 64, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement 64, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 64 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registeded a Joseph Alphonsus Leslie Poole, number 17658
Son of John West Poole and Maria Catherine Poole nee Lynch of 38 Glazbrook Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces at Ballarat
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