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TRENERRY, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 323 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 24 April 1951, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Walgett Cemetery, NSW Anglican, Monumental, Plot 257 |
| Memorials: | Boomi Roll of Honour, Boomi and District Public Honour Roll, Manilla and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 323, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 323, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 323, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 14 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty at 3.15 pm on 24 April 1918 when in charge of an ammunition convoy at the Bonnay Cross Roads near Albert, the covoy came under heavy shell fire killing the mukes of the leading teams and destroying the leading wagon which was burning fiercely, he diverted the remainder of the convoy and returned to the sunken road to assist the wounded although the shell fire was still intense and the ammunition wagon threaten to explode. | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , HT Czaritza, England for return to Australia, then in HT Dunluce Castle - disembarking Sydney 18 May 1919. | |
| 17 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
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