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VAN TREIGHT, Leslie John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9479 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 18th Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia, 27 January 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Ourimbah Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 9479, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Driver, 9479, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Driver, 9479, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 18th Australian Army Service Corps, From 1st Divisional Train | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 9479, 18th Australian Army Service Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to a fractured patella |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Van Treight and Mary Ellina Van Treight of Bland Street, Ashfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 16 July 1917 aboard HT Kanowna disembarking on 13 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Leslie married Emily F.E. Boyle in Sydney, NSW