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Leslie AUSTIN

Regimental number1055
Place of birthArmidale, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYarrowyck, Armidale, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, E Austin, Yarrowyck, Armidale, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Place of enlistmentArmidale, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date22 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 31 May 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 12 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 22 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 June 1950
Age at death55
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, AUSTIN Leslie

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