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William Neilson Leslie JACK

Regimental number1124
Date of birth1894
Place of birthTaringa, Queensland
SchoolBrisbane Central & Brisbane Grammar Schools
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressChasley Street, Auchenflower, Brisbane
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, William Jack, Chasley Street, Auchenflower, Brisbane
Previous military serviceServed in the Naval Cadets, Defence Department
Enlistment date15 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 3 October 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Ypres Belgium
Age at death22.10
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary JACK, of Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland.

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