Leslie BOLITHO MC

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Service Number:	4
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 25 December 1891
Home Town:	St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Occupation:	Bank Clerk
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 January 1973, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne

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10 Mar 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 4, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 4, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
30 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 29th Infantry Battalion, Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM)
16 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adjudant
3 Dec 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 61 dated 23 May 1919. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an attack.
30 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia per Karoa.

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