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Leslie John HUNTER

Regimental number5474
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
SchoolChristain Brothers St Mary's School, St Kilda, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationJoiner
Address63 Argyle Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mr W G Hunter, 63 Argyle Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Work near Vaire sur Corbie on 6 Auguat 1918.
Recommendation date: 11 August 1918

Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBuried at Brigade H Quarters Deboille Wood Flers.
FateKilled in Action 19 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialGuard's Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 4), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emily HUNTER, 63 Argyle Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin of J H Fisher Battalion D Company killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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