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BROOKS, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4315 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Mary's Convent Catholic School Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 20 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O IV Q 5, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4315, 20th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4315, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4315, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4315, 20th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW to both legs (fractured) sustained near Flers. Evacuated to 11th Stationary Hospital at Rouen, where he died of his wounds on 20 January 1917. |
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