Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Other Names | MATHER, Leslie Francis Strang |
School | Cumloden College, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Address | 'Cadzow', 383 Toorak Road, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, J Mather, 'Cadzow', 383 Toorak Road, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Engineers |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Engineers |
Promotions |
Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 5th Division Engineers Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
DSO 'Conspicuous bravery at Pozieres, 23 July 1916.' Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
Fate | Suicide |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Solre-le-Chateau Communal Cemetery (In North Part, on West Side of Main Path), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jessie MATHER; husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie MATHER, 17 rue de Rivoli, Nui, France |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'For conspicuous gallantry and consistent good work since the commencement of the campaign, and until he was wounded leading his company into action under heavy shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |