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MCWILLIAMS, Leslie James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3157 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Daceyville, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Presbyterian Section, Row 5C, Grave 9433 Minister was J.H.G. Auld P. Kirby and Sons were the undertakers, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3157, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3157, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3157, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3157, Gunshot wound to the chest and invalided to England on 17 April 1918 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of A.Joseph and Lily (nee Study) McWilliams of 15 Cooks Avenue, Daceyville, Sydney, NSW
20 April 1919 - returned to Australia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlist he has served a 5 year apprenticeship with Lawrence & Hanson