Leslie Maurice MENSER

Regimental number2525
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionJewish
OccupationStorekeeper
Address58 Dunford Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rebecca Menser, 58 Dunford Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialAveluy Communal Cemetery Extension (Row N, Grave No. 37), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Morris and Rebecca MENSER, 62 Mount Street, Coogee, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal