Leslie NEWLANDS

Regimental number4749
Place of birthPetersburg, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationForeman
AddressPort Augusta, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Ellis, 6 Hampton Street, Goodwood, South Australia
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Elizabeth ELLIS (formerly Newlands) and the late Andrew NEWLANDS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal