HUNTER, Leslie Anderson
| Service Number: | 1403 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Granville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1978, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia, Wall K, Niche 21 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1403, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 20 Nov 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1403, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Nov 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1403, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Son of John HUNTER, Beaufort, Victoria.
The second eldest son of 11 children, my grandfather was born to John and Alice Hunter in 1896. His father was a policeman, and when Leslie turned 16, he was sent off with his 17 year old brother to become men. My great-grandfather gave each boy a pound note, a pound of sugar, flour and tea, a horse, a pipe and a pouch of tobacco. This was in 1912 and the two boys travelled north into the country and used their two pounds to buy and break in young horses, taking them back to Geelong to sell. When the Great War was declared, three Hunter brothers enlisted on 17th of September 1914 at Broadmeadows in Melbourne, joining the tide of young, patriotic men eager to serve their country. He was a Driver in the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column, utilising his horse skills. His number was 1403, showing they were among the first 1500 to enlist in Melbourne. - Kathleen Hunter
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