Regimental number | 1717 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Elsternwick State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fruiterer |
Address | Rowan Street, Elsternswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E L Sincock, Rowan Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Leslie |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LIX, Row C, Grave No. 39), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth Lillian SINCOCK, 15 Rowan Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 967 Pte Charlie MEALAND, 1st Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |