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BROOKSBY, Leslie Marshall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18793 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1917, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 27 January 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kowree Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 18793, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 18793, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 18793, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 18793, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Gunshot wound to the left arm later amputated | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 18793, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Weevy Brooksby and Jane Brooksby nee Marshall of 'Salt Lake', Horsham, Victoria
During 1932 Leslie married Lilian Emma Bell in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 20 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on the 15 December 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal