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Robert Hastings LESLIE

Regimental number7085
Place of birthParkes, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressMullaley, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9.5"
Weight178 lbs
Next of kinFather, R N Leslie, Merrieverrie, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 19 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Marie Louise LESLIE
Discharge date30 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 9 August 1918 (gun shot wound, right thigh).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 3 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 30 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 June 1938
Age at death53
Place of burialManly Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LESLIE Robert Hastings

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