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Leslie William Howard PORTER

Regimental number4289
Place of birthBendigo Victoria
SchoolBendigo Central School No 1976, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
AddressCarpenter Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Porter, Carpenter Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 14 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Bendigo Central School No 1976 Honor Roll (now in Camp Hill Primary School). Inscription reads: 'Fighters in the Great War for Empire, Dominions, Allies'.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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