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Leslie Melville PETTIT

Regimental number1341
Place of birthAlbany Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
AddressPrince Street, Busselton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Pettit, Prince Street, Busselton, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death30 June 1967

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