Leslie Arthur SIDDINS

Regimental number4092
Place of birthWaterloo, New South Wales
SchoolChapel Road Public School, Marrickville, New South Wales
ReligionCongregational
OccupationGrocer
Address680 Illawarra Road, Marrickville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, G Siddins,680 Illawarra Road, Marrickville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1916
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery ()lot III, Row L, Grave No. 5), Enclosure No. 4, Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Unity Mary SIDDINS, Marrickville, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsNil.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal