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Arthur LESLIE

Regimental number2320
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBookkeeper
AddressDunmore Terrace, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinA S Leslie, Dunmore Terrace, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Place of burialSte Emilie Valley Cemetery (Plot Row D, Grave No. 6), Villers-Faucon, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Martha LESLIE, Riverview Terrace, South Toowong, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrothers: Lt Ronald Douglas LESLIE, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 5 November 1916; Captain Walter Aland LESLIE, 1st Division Artillery, died of wounds, 6 May 1915; Cousins: 4660 Pte David MERSON, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 18 April 1918; 2784 Sergeant James Leslie MERSON, 47th Bn, killed in action, 31 August 1916.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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