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WEST, Leslie James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 242 |
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| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 4 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Newcastle & District Firemen HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 242, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 242, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 25 Aug 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-04 |
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