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HALL, Leslie
| Service Number: | 2039 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Magill, South Australia, 9 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 4 November 1963, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot: General AD, path 14, 991 |
| Memorials: | Magill Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2039, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2039, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2039, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded 2039, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Slight wound to right hip by bomb. | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Wounded 2039, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Wounded 2039, 32nd Infantry Battalion, S.W right Side Severe. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2039 | |
| 15 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2039, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, embarked England for Port Adelaide on board HT Orontes | |
| 18 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2039, 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Elder of two brothers (Leslie and Norman) who served in WWI, Private Leslie Hall (Service No:2039) enlisted in the AIF on 14 October 1915, and was attached to 32nd Infantry Battalion on 7 February 1916 when he embarked with his Unit from Adelaide for Suez on board HMAT A28 Militiades. Private Hall served at Zaitoum and Duntroon Plateua before embarking from Alexandria for Marseilles on 17 June 1916 on board the Transylvania. Private Hall served on the Western Front - where he was WiA on two occasions (1916 and 1917). Embarking from England for Port Adelaide on 15 May 1919 on board HT Orontes, Private Hall was attached to 5th Machine Gun Battalion at Discharge on 18 August 1919.
Les was born in Magill, South Australia in 1895, fifth of eight children of Thomas (Tom) Hall (b1862 in Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia) and Martha Moseley (1862 in Mitcham, South Australia). Tom and Martha married in 1883 in Magill, where they settled and raised their family.
Les worked as a Labourer and Gardener in Magill before enlisting in the Army in 1915. Following his Discharge in 1919, Les returned to Adelaide, and in 1921 in Payneham married Florence Mary Leverington (b1894 in Norwood, Adelaide, South Australia). Les and Florence lived in Adelaide and then Kadina on the Yorke Peninsula, where they raised their family and Les worked as a Labourer before retiring to Largs Bay. Les died in 1963 and Florence died in 1979.
Biography contributed by Charles Campbell College
Private Leslie Hall was an Australian soldier who served in WW1 alongside his brother, Norman Hall. Like many young Australian men of the time, Leslie agreed to serve his country during one of the deadliest conflicts in history. He worked as a labourer before deciding to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 14 October 1915. He was attached to the 32nd Infantry Battalion, joining thousands of other volunteers who fought for Australia during World War 1.
Leslie's enlistment process was completed in Adelaide and approved at the AIF Exhibition Depot. He was assigned to “E” Company, 2nd Depot Battalion and was officially enlisted on the 14th of October 1915.
Les served as a Private. On the 7th of February 1916, Leslie embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT A28 Miltiades with his unit and travelled to Egypt. After training at Zeitoun and Duntroon camp, he was sent to France in June 1915 to fight on the Western Front.
Leslie Hall was wounded twice during his service. His first wound was on the 20th of July 1916 from a gunshot to the right hip during the Battle of Fromelles. He was evacuated from France and spent his time recovering in hospitals in France and England. In 1917, he was wounded in his right side again in France during the third battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) period, when the 32nd Battalion and the Machine Gun units were heavily engaged in fighting.
During the war, Leslie was transferred to different units. On the 4th of April 1918, he was officially transferred from the 32nd Battalion to the 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion, where he continued until the end of the war.
Thankfully, Leslie survived the war and returned home to Australia embarked aboard the H.T. Orontes on the 15th of May 1919. He arrived in Australia in June 1919 and was officially discharged on 18 August 1919. After the war,
Leslie married Florence Mary Leverington in 1921 and raised a family in South Australia, first in Kadina and later in Largs Bay. Leslie died on the 4th of November 1963 and was buried at Centennial Park Cemetery.
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