Leslie Roy FRANKLIN MM

FRANKLIN, Leslie Roy

Service Numbers: 1136, 2118
Enlisted: 22 September 1914, 1st reinforcement
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Drouin, Victoria, Australia, July 1895
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

22 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1136, 6th Infantry Battalion, 1st reinforcement
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Corporal, 1136, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Corporal, 1136, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge
10 Aug 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 2118, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2118 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-10

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Recommended for a D.C.M awarded a M.M. "During the whole of operations on Broodseinde Ridge east of Ypres on the 4 October 1917, this NCO did splendid work under heavy shell fire prior to the attack. He kept his men well in hand and on his platoon commander becoming a casualty, he organized his men skillfully for the attack and maintained good direction throughout.

C.O. 6th Battalion.

Brother: 448 Lance Corporal Leonard Richard FRANKLIN 39th Battalion AIF died of wounds, 10 June 1917. Sons of Parents: Richard and Hannah Jane FRANKLIN, 12 Lobb Street, Brunswick, Victoria.

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