Leslie Harry CAREY

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Service Number:	1098
Enlisted:	20 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Kooringa, South Australia, 30 June 1895
Home Town:	Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia
Schooling:	Burra Boys Public School and Mt Bryan East School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accidental (Drowning), Palestine, 1 May 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel D.101., Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Deir El Belah, Israel
Memorials:	Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial

20 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1098, Oaklands, South Australia
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1098, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1098, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Adelaide
1 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1098, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1098 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-05-01

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