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Leslie BIRRELL

Regimental number4758
Date of birth23 November 1889
Place of birthGoodwood, South Australia
SchoolSturt St Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlasterer
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Birrell, 195 Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service76th Infantry
Enlistment date5 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 December 1918
Family/military connectionsFather: 747 Pte William BIRRELL, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918.
Other detailsWar service: France, Belgium. Wounded, 29 September 1918, while acting as a stretcher-bearer on the Hindenburg Line. Arrived back in Australia, 13 February 1919.

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