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James Freeman LESLIE

Regimental number1223
Place of birthAberdeen Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressC/o Evans Bros, Red Camp, Myrrhee, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinSister, Miss Isabella Leslie, 563 King Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Enlistment date12 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1917
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 19), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Isabella LESLIE. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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