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Leslie Robert BROOKES

Date of birth13 November 1889
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMaster University High School
Address422 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Brookes, 422 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name21st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollQuartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918
Discharge date21 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 389 Pte Vernon Thomas BROOKES, 7th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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