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WHITFELD, Leslie Charles
Personal Details
| Other Name: | WHITFIELD, Leslie Charles - Alternate spelling in records and AWM Honours and Awards |
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| Service Number: | Officer |
| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Corps |
| Born: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 23 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Veterinary College |
| Occupation: | Veterinary Surgeon |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 9 October 1955, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Memorials, Western Wall, B, 86 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Australian Veterinary Corps, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Captain, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Captain, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Australian Veterinary Corps |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur WHITFELD and Mary Frances WHITFELD nee WOOD
Husband of Mary Rose WHITFELD
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