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Leslie Sampson MACGOWAN

Regimental number1955
Place of birthBurra South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBurra, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily MacGowan, Aberdeen, Burra, South Australia
Enlistment date29 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 January 1958
Age at death66
Place of burialBurra Cemetery, South Australia

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