ZENKNER, Leslie Rueben
Service Numbers: | 1964, 1964A |
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Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, 18 September 1893 |
Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1 June 1945, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 15, Grave 19. Interred on 3 June 1945 |
Memorials: | Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1, Peterborough War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1964, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1964, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1964, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
12 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion, From 3rd Pioneer Battalion. Letter A added to number when taken of strength now 1964A | |
10 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company | |
30 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1964A, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 4th Military District as invalid |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Zenkner and Ida Paulina Eliza Zenkner nee Sparre of Railway Terrace, Petersburg, SA.
Brother of Frederick William John Zenkner who returned to Australia in September 1915 having served with the 16th Battalion
On 7 December 1918 Leslie married Jennie Parkinson in the Register Office, Wakefield, York, England
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber as invalid disembarking on 9 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal