LESEBERG, John Alan
| Service Number: | 1867 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Wangaratta, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Howlong, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Browns Plains, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery VII A 63 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barnawartha & District Honour Roll WW1, Barnawartha War Memorial, Browns Plains Avenue of Honour, Browns Plains Honor Roll, Howlong Roll of Honor, Howlong War Memorial, Rutherglen War Memorial, Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1867, 37th Infantry Battalion, Wangaratta, Vic. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1867, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1867, 37th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Elizabeth LESEBERG, Browns Plains, Chiltern, Victoria
DEAR IS THE MEMORY LEFT BEHIND OF A LIFE SO LOVING TRUE & KIND
KILLED IN ACTION.
It will be learned with a great deal of regret by district residents that Private John Leseberg, son of Mr and Mrs C. Leseberg, of Brown's Plains, was killed on March 28 in action in France, presumably in one of the recent big battles. The sad intimation relating to Private Leseberg's death was communicated by the authorities to the Rev F. H. Peake, who notified his parents. Private Leseberg was a very active young man, who earned the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends. He was a great sport and an ardent footballer. In the football field he had very few equals in the country. Private Leseberg enlisted over two years ago, at the same time as Privates Murray Smith and John Christie.