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Leslie Raymond PYE

Regimental number1377
Place of birthParramatta, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressFive Dock, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32.6
Height5' 5"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ada Mary Pye, Kismet, Waterview, Five Dock, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 September 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentTrooper
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/3/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date24 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Suez', ; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 24 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death9 November 1943
Age at death60
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, PYE Leslie Raymond

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