Francis Aylwin LESLIE

LESLIE, Francis Aylwin

Service Number: 567
Enlisted: 17 August 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Auctioneers Clerk
Died: Killed In Action, France, 11 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 567, 5th Infantry Battalion
21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 567, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 567, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
2 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Infantry Battalion
26 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
4 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
27 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion
11 Apr 1917: Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Capt Adjt awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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