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Leslie ROBERTS

ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSecretary
AddressDendy Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, William John Roberts, 'Havering', Dendy Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name39th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 12), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza ROBERTS, 17 Dendy Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria. Native of Melbourne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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