Leslie Frank WILLMOTT

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WILLMOTT, Leslie Frank

Service Numbers:	200039, 20039
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Field Company Engineers
Born:	Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1899
Home Town:	Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	3 December 1987, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Jul 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 200039, Field Company Engineers
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 20039, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Sapper, 20039, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Sydney Technical High School

Born in Canterbury hospital, Canterbury NSW on the 27th of February 1899 to father Thomas Alfred and mother Ethel May, Willmont was the eldest son within the family, followed by his siblings Norman Chapman (2) Willmott (1903), Raymond Maurice Frank (1905)(3), Eric Clive Willmott(1910)(5) and sister Una Madeline Willmott(1907)(4). Their family prioritised religion, as they worshipped the Church of England.

Frank embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board the HMAT A71 Nestor on the 21st of November 1917, as rank Sapper on the Nominal roll, service/army number 20039. He was admitted to hospital with influenza in July 1918 and after recovering at base depot proceeded to France 13 August 1918. He became ill with enteritis in December 1918 and was sent back to England to recover.

Willmott, Leslie Frank survived the war, returning back to Australia on 15th March 1919 and proceeded with sales engineering with no mention of marriage or starting a family. Records(11) show that in 1935 he lived 65 Roseville Avenue, Ashbury. He died 3rd December 1987, aged 88.

Endnotes

(1)His job was a clerk: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10595979
(2)Younger brother, Norman: https://www.myheritage.com/search-records?s=OYYV64HKYRAPZLIE2ANRF2AQJSGFYWA&action=checkout&offer=data&colId=1&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myheritage.com%2Fresearch%2Frecord-1-OYYV6QGNVOCVNOHEVLRHIMPA3555UYI-1-500015%2Fnorman-chapman-willmott-in-myheritage-family-trees&context=SuperSearch.FreeTrial
(3)Youngest brother, Raymond: https://www.myheritage.com/search-records?s=OYYV64HKYRAPZLIE2ANRF2AQJSGFYWA&action=checkout&offer=data&colId=1&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myheritage.com%2Fresearch%2Frecord-1-OYYV6G4TJ3LDBWIGLQ65D2K4QFVUQVQ-2-10167%2Fraymond-maurice-willmott-in-myheritage-family-trees&context=SuperSearch.FreeTrial
(4)Sister Madeline: https://www.myheritage.com/search-records?s=OYYV64HKYRAPZLIE2ANRF2AQJSGFYWA&action=checkout&offer=data&colId=1&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myheritage.com%2Fresearch%2Frecord-1-OYYV65IJGNVZFDIMYUOSDYU2KNUGGDI-1-500175%2Funa-madeline-hickson-born-willmott-in-myheritage-family-trees&context=SuperSearch.FreeTrial
(5)Brother Eric: https://www.myheritage.com/names/eric_willmott
(6)Regiment and time of advancement: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showUnit?unitCode=ENG.AUG17R
(7)Identity and role in the AIF 4th company engineers: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/OrderOfBattle/Engineers.html
(8)George V, leader of Australia during the height of WWI: https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-V-king-of-United-Kingdom
(9)Typical 1917 training experience for recruitment: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/ww1/military-organisation/training#2
(10)Proof of medical sickness and declaration of a invalid: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=11615914&isAv=N
(11)Housing records after the war: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ib-Y-FDc4KXnNxOYv50kzUbWbuoCW-gX/edit?tab=t.0
(12)Legacy of Willmott, Leslie Frank wartime service: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15ll_sGZ99SwzS5WlPS2npZK2BksPNW7r

Bibliography

Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/344378
National Archives Australia: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=11615914&isAv=N
Australian War Memorial:https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10595979
Google Drive Folder for your soldier: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15ll_sGZ99SwzS5WlPS2npZK2BksPNW7r
Digital archives photographic records and files
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=11615914&S=1&N=41&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=11615914&T=P&S=41