Leslie Salvadore BROOK

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BROOK, Leslie Salvadore

Service Number:	1313
Enlisted:	19 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, Ballarat, Victoria and Public School, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bomb Accident, Belgium, 10 October 1916
Cemetery:	Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave 13 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for his country so that we might live,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1313, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1313, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1313, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Albert and Rona Brook of 323 Chapple Street, Broken Hill, NSW

18 December 1914 - his mother wrote a note giving him permission to serve overseas

His death resulted when a grenade exploded in his hand while training in the field. The court inquiry concluded that the grenade exploded due to it having a faulty fuse

His Brother, 451 Privatete Frederick Albert Brook of the 20th Battalion was killed in action on 5 August 1916.

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