MATTINGLEY, Leslie Lightburn
| Service Number: | 2666 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1915, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Toowoomba General Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 17 January 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland RC5-011-0040 |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2666, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2666, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2666, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Thomas MATTINGLEY and Ellen Sarah MATTINGLEY nee O'TOOLE, Muir Street, Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland
Husband of Agnes mary MATTINGLEY nee DEVITT
The death of Mr. Leslie Lightburn Mattingley occurred recently in the Toowoomba General Hospital, at the age of 62 years, following a long and painful illness. Born at Sale Victoria, Mr. Mattingley spent the greater part of his life in Toowoomba, where he was employed in the Railway Department as assistant locomotive foreman. During the First World War he saw service overseas with the A.I.F. He was of a happy disposition, and was popular with his fellow employees.
Mr. Mattingley is survived by his wife, and three married daughters - Mesdames L. Ryan and M. Long (Toowoomba) and W. Courtney (Jandowae).
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