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Leslie Charles NEWMAN

Regimental number28292
Date of birth14 August 1897
Place of birthCoburg, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
Address41 Barrow Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, C Newman, 41 Barrow Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military service31st Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 21
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 25 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 August 1973 , Newcastle, New South Wales
Place of burialCremated at Beresfield Crematorium, Newcastle, New South Wales

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