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Leslie HARVEY

Regimental number4796
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
SchoolQueenton School, Charters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address15 Amy Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs J M Harvey, 15 Amy Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceJunior and Senior Cadets
Enlistment date11 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHarbonnieres, France
Age at death20.5
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row I, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Janet HARVEY, Alderson Street, Newmarket, Queensland
Family/military connectionsNephew: J.T. Hutchinson No. 609, 15th Battalion.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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