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Leslie SMITH

Regimental number3939
Place of birthRosewood, Queensland
SchoolState School, Townshend, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
Occupationl Farmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs B Smith, Marburg, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets.
Enlistment date26 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 September 1917
Place of death or woundingUnknown
Age at death17
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialLijssenthoek Millitary Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row II, Grave No. 5), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Bertha SMITH, Devon House, Townshend, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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