Leslie William ELLIOTT DSO, MID

ELLIOTT, Leslie William

    Service Number: Commissioned
    Enlisted: 18 February 1915, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: 65th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 December 1891
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Scotch College, Melbourne Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Aerated Waters & Cordials Manufacturer
    Died: Heart Attack, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1939, aged 47 years
    Cemetery: Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Commissioned, 5th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria
    16 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
    23 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, 5th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A40' Ceramic from Melbourne on 23rd November 1915, disembarking Alexandria, Egypt. Embarked on HT Transylvania from Alexandria, Egypt on 17th June 1916, disembarking at Marseilles, France on 23rd June 1916.
    7 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
    30 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
    1 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion
    1 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 65th Infantry Battalion
    10 Jun 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned, 65th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HT Port Lytteton on 10th June 1919, disembarking in Australia on 5th August 1919
    27 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned, 65th Infantry Battalion

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    The Scotch College School Register noted that Leslie was a ‘Bright lad’. He was also a good athlete, who played for the First football XVIII in 1909 and 1910, apparently as full back. He was working in his father’s cordial firm at the outbreak of war.

    A tribute to him is recorded on the Scotch College WW1 Honours and Awards website - a link can be found to the left of this entry (Scotch College (Melbourne) WW1 Honours & Awards profile).

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