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Leslie ROBERTSON

Regimental number6188
Place of birthGlebe, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolSt. Benedicts Roman Catholic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoreman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Robertson, 246 Bullwarra Road, Ultimo, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialProspect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, France Plot 3 Row D Grave No. 19), Gouy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
83
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Charles and Elizabeth Robertson. Native of Glebe, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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