Leslie Norman WARD MC

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Service Number:	1671
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charleville, Queensland, Australia, 12 April 1893
Home Town:	Charleville, Murweh, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wool classer
Died:	Killed In Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 19 September 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Charleville All Saints Church Honour Roll, Charleville War Memorial

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
11 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1671, 47th Infantry Battalion
3 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion
5 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, Dernancourt/Ancre
8 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion
26 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion
26 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion
19 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion

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