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Leslie Alfred MORRIS

Regimental number59551
Date of birth7 June 1895
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressGuyra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 5"
Weight108 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Morris, Guyra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the 13th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date23 May 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 May 1918
Place of enlistmentEast Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNew South Wales Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 July 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date7 July 1920
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 28 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), Sydney, 7 July 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death24 August 1952
Age at death57
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MORRIS Leslie Alfred

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