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LEAR, Leslie William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1447 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1447, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1447, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Family Remembers
I remember Great Uncle Les as a little girl. A quiet, somber man not given to stories. My father used to say that he didnt speak much, and I guess having fought in and survived both World Wars he probably didnt need to.
Great Uncle Les enlisted in the 11th Lighthorse and saw action in Gallipoli and Egypt, engaged in the flanking manoeuvre during the famous Battle of Beersheba, he was injured in Egypt and repatriated to Australia, he then enlisted again for the WW2. Little is known and now father has died, there are no more stories, but I’ll keep searching.
Submitted 5 October 2021 by Sandi Lear