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Leonard John CHARLESTON

Regimental number3789
Place of birthSheffield, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressMiss Nita Martin, Launching Place, Victoria
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Robert Charlston, West Devonport, Tasmania
Enlistment date19 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 29 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death27 January 1939
Place of burialPreston Cemetery

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