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Leslie Thomas ROBERTS

Regimental number1391
Place of birthParramatta, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
Address94 Church Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Roberts, 94 Church Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 November 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Johanna ROBERTS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date29 November 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Arawa', 15 September 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 17 November 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 29 November 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death31 March 1939
Age at death47
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBERTS Leslie Thomas

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