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Leslie Stephen PITTAWAY

Regimental number1636
Place of birthJamestown, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationS.A.R. cleaner
AddressTerowie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.6
Height5' 6.25"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Elsie May Pittaway, Jamestown, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date27 December 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 6 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 27 December 1919.

Also served in the Royal Australian Navy in World War II.
Date of death19 August 1950
Age at death53
Place of burialBrighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, PITTAWAY Leslie Stephen

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