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Leslie Derwent DALE

Regimental number7477
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMiddleton Channel, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.9
Height5' 3.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Dale, Lower Longley, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 September 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLe Peuplier Military Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 3), Caestre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
65
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Charles and Mary Theresa DALE. Native of Hobart, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DALE Leslie Derwent

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