Leslie McDONALD

Regimental number2200
Place of birthMyalla, Tasmania
SchoolMyalla Public School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMyalla via Cooma, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, John McDonald, Myalla via Cooma, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 October 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot, Row F, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth MCDONALD, Myalla, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal