Leslie Allingham MAXWELL

Regimental number948
Place of birthBalhalla, Victoria
SchoolBahalla State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressYarra Junction, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Charles Graham Maxwell, Yarra Junction, Victoria
Enlistment date18 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21.4
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. I), Pleogsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr C. and Mrs B. MAXWELL, Yarra Junction, Victoria. Native of Walhalla, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal