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Leslie Diment SECOMB

Regimental number5063
Place of birthTwo Wells, South Australia
Place of birthPort Gawler District
SchoolPublic School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressProspect, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, John Secomb, Flora Terrace, Prospect, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 June 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Leslie Vincent
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Date of death17 June 1918
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 3), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
SPELT DIMENT. Parents: John and Jane SECOMB, Bosanquet Avenue, Prospect, South Australia
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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