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Leslie CLOUTEN

Regimental number2421
Place of birthDora Creek, New South Wales
SchoolToronto Public School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFisherman
AddressToronto, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, W J Clouten, Boat builder, Toronto, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death22.6
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 11), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Jane CLOUTEN, Tacoma, New South Wales. Native of Toronto, Canada
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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