WATERHOUSE, Leslie
| Service Number: | 974 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rose Park, South Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, London, England, 22 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Grave B1 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Georgetown Memorial Hall Honored Dead, Georgetown WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 974, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 974, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 974, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-07-22 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Lieutenant LESLIE WATERHOUSE, M.M., husband of Mrs. Waterhouse, died of pneumonia and gunshot wound at Wandsworth Hospital, England, on July 22. At the time of enlisting, in October, 1915, he was in the employ of the Bank of Adelaide, Georgetown, and he left as corporal with the 43rd Battalion in June, 1916. He was second son of Mrs. F. E. Anders, Semaphore. A younger son, Stanley, enlisted in January, 1916, and left in September of the same year with the Field Artillery. He has been in France since December, 1916. Lieutenant-Colonel Farrell, writing to Mrs. Waterhouse, says:— "Your husband was signal-ling officer on my staff, and in the recent attack carried out by the battalion, on Hamel on the 4th July he was slightly wounded. He went to the 3rd London General Hospital, where he contracted pneumonia, and died on 22nd July. Your husband was one of the most efficient officers in the battalion, a man who rose from the ranks, and by his ability made his wayand secured his position. Always cool in action, he displayed great gallantry, and won the reputation of being one of the gamest officers in his battalion. I always admired his quiet, gentlemanly manner, his courtesy to those under him, and his stern sense of duty, which often led him into danger. He was loved and idolised by his men, and he won the respect and admiration of his brother officers. We mourn for him as a gallant comrade in arms, who shared our hardships and our joys, and whose memory will always be revered amongst us."
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