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Leslie Charles BEAN

Regimental number14716
Date of birth16 December 1885
Place of birthNile, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressRoss, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.2
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Bean, Ross, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in the 26th Australian Light Horse; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameJuly 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 11 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date5 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 5 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No T34449.
Date of death9 July 1949
Age at death63
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEAN Leslie Charles

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