| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria |
| School | Junior Public School and Senior Public School (Honours), University of Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Occupation | Public servant |
| Address | Milites, Love Street via Black Rock, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W L Hartland, Frankston, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years 4 months in Victorian Rifles (2 years as commissioned officer: 2nd Lt 1910; Lt, 1911; Captain, 1 March 1914). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant Honorary Captain |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, G Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined AIF on 24th August, 1914 |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 30), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1361 Pte William HARTLAND, 14th Bn, killed in action, 20 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to SS 'Alannia', 18 May 1915 (tonsilitis); rejoined Bn, 30 May 1915. Killed in action, 26 July 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HARTLAND Leslie Richard |
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