HULL , Leslie Lionel
| Service Number: | 4448 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) |
| Born: | Eurelia, South Australia, 28 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Darkan, West Arthur, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes (untreated hydatid cyst), Perth, Western Australia, 26 April 1940, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Buried with son Colin in unmarked grave. |
| Memorials: | Darkan Honour Roll Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4448, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4448, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4448, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4448, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) |
Help us honour Leslie Lionel Hull 's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharon Hull
Les is the eldest of 7 children. At the age of 8 his family moved from SA to live in WA, firstly at Collie and then his father established a sheep farm in Darkan. Les married his neighbour Eva Wild after the first world war and they too had a property which unfortunately went broke. Les then started to fell trees and worked in numerous mills, which resulted in all their six children being born in different South West towns. He was so good at cutting down trees that he became a champion log chopper and competed in many country carnivals. He died at 50 and Eva outlived him by 42 years. They had 19 grandchildren but none were born at the time of his death.
Click images to start slideshow.