Regimental number | 2320 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bookkeeper |
Address | Dunmore Terrace, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | A S Leslie, Dunmore Terrace, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Ste Emilie Valley Cemetery (Plot Row D, Grave No. 6), Villers-Faucon, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Martha LESLIE, Riverview Terrace, South Toowong, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Lt Ronald Douglas LESLIE, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 5 November 1916; Captain Walter Aland LESLIE, 1st Division Artillery, died of wounds, 6 May 1915; Cousins: 4660 Pte David MERSON, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 18 April 1918; 2784 Sergeant James Leslie MERSON, 47th Bn, killed in action, 31 August 1916. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |