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Leslie RUSSELL

Regimental number681
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSlater
Address46 Butler Street, North Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Pestlin, 46 Butler Street, North Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date8 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 24 May 1918

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 15 June 1918

FateDied of wounds 27 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Ellen RUSSELL, 3 Derby Street, Collingwood, Victoria

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