Leslie Raymond ARTHUR

ARTHUR, Leslie Raymond

    Service Number: 292
    Enlisted: 16 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
    Last Rank: Trooper
    Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia , 5 August 1897
    Home Town: Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland
    Schooling: Derroughby, New South Wales, and State School, Plainby, Queensland, Australia
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 18 years
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey., Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crows Nest (Qld) War Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 292, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
    25 Aug 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
    24 Sep 1914: Involvement Private, 292, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
    24 Sep 1914: Embarked Private, 292, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
    7 Aug 1915: Involvement Trooper, 292, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 292 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07
    16 Jun 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to Shoulder.

    Trooper Leslie Raymond Arthur.

    'At the time of enlistment he was a Local Preacher on Trial in conversation with the Crows Nest Methodist Circuit. Was an active member of the Crows Nest Rifle Club & a good shot.' (details from father).
    He served on Gallipoli Peninsula with his regiment and was wounded and later killed in action on 7 August 1915, two days after his 18th birthday.

    Submitted 26 May 2022 by Lynette Turner

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