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WORTHINGTON, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51501 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 August 1917, Enlisted Town Hall Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 27 March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1899 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (Drowning), New York Harbour, United States of America, 12 June 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn Kings County (Brooklyn) New York, USA Plot: Lot 7677, Section 14, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51501, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Town Hall Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 27 March 1918 | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Battalion , Posted Recruit Depot Broadmeadows for training | |
| 12 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Depot Battalion, Transferred to 1st Depot Bn Broadmeadows Camp Victoria for duty | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51501, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51501, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 12 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51501, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 51501 awm_unit: awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Private Worthington served with the 2nd Bn., Australian General Service Reinforcements~ Service No:51501. He was 18. He fell from pier and drowned in New York Harbour
He was accepted for commemoration as war dead on 23rd November 2011
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