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Leslie STRIKE

Regimental number484
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressDalrymple Road, Charters Towers, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.1
Height5' 7.75"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Edmund Strike, Dalrymple Road, Charters Towers, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 November 1914
Place of enlistmentCharters Towers, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 19 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1919
Discharge date14 July 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 353 Corporal William Percy STRIKE, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; [1877] Lt Claude STRIKE, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919; 2165 Corporal Edmond STRIKE, 41st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; Cousins: 63 Pte Edward Henry STRIKE, 4th Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 24 July 1919; 862 Pte Russell William STEWART, 7th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 14 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, STRIKE Leslie

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