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Leslie Harold EBBOTT

Date of birth2 July 1887
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSalesman
AddressKooyong Warra Street, Malvern, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.11
Height5' 7"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, P. H. Ebbott, 'Kooyong', Warra Street, Malvern, Victoria
Previous military serviceMember , Rifle Club, for 4 weeks
Enlistment date4 June 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name14th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Discharge date18 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 9 August 1916 (gun shot wound, chest: severe).

Promoted Lieutenant, 4 June 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 18 September 1918 (gun shot wound, chest, penetrating)

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), 18 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V85876.
Date of death13 July 1957
Age at death70
Place of burialSpringvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B884, EBBOTT Leslie Harold

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