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Leslie William DOW

Regimental number6612
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolHellier State School No. 3600, Victoria
Other trainingAgricultural
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressPoint View, Willaura, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr W Dow, Point View, Willaura, Victoria
Enlistment date11 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Ararat Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William (d. 14 October 1948, aged 78; bu. Ararat) and Florence (d. 16 November 1919, aged 42; bu. Ararat) DOW, The Post Office, Lake Bolac, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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