James Freeman LESLIE

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Service Number:	1223
Enlisted:	12 February 1916, Enlisted Wangaratta, Victoria. Working at Evans Bros, Redcamp, Myhrree.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, October 1893
Home Town:	Myrrhee, Wangaratta, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 July 1917
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Myrrhee HB1, Myrrhee State School Pictorial HB, Oxley War Memorial

12 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1223, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Wangaratta, Victoria. Working at Evans Bros, Redcamp, Myhrree.
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1223, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1223, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
1 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 1223, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1223 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-20

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