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Leslie James HERD

Regimental number2186
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChairmaker
AddressGlebe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Herd, 135 Glebe Street, Glebe, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNoreuil Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie HERD, 135 Glebe Street, Glebe, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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