Leslie Ellis SHORT

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Service Number:	178
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia , 4 November 1891
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 28 April 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Le Peuplier Military Cemetery B. 1.
Memorials:	Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Maylands Methodist Church, Maylands War Memorial

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 178, 1st Field Artillery Brigade
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 178, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 178, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
9 Oct 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 178, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW head and right shoulder
14 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
14 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade
28 Apr 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-28

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