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FAINT, Leslie George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 417, N393260 |
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Enlisted: | 2 January 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 31 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 15 February 1894 |
Home Town: | Kellys Plains, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Kellys Plains School |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Inverell, New South Wales, 20 November 1977, aged 83 years |
Cemetery: |
Inverell Cemetery, NSW Row 1, Lot 10 |
Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 417, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 417, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 417, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
11 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 417, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
7 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
3 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
12 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, 2nd occasion (gassed) | |
22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - GSW (thigh) | |
22 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
2 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
22 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Lieutenant, N393260, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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22 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N393260 | |
12 Sep 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, N393260, 31 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leslie George FAINT was born in Armidale, NSW on 15th February, 1894
His parents were Alexander FAINT & Ellen PEARCE