| Regimental number | 6253 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Printers operator |
| Address | Timpleton Wittenoom Street, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elvira Anne Dunstan, 22 Campbell Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 10 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 December 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 29 December 1916. Marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot from hospital, 26 February 1917. Transferred to 32nd Bn, 5 March 1917; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 6 March 1917. Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 17 July 1917; transferred to No 56 Casualty Clearing Station, 17 July 1917 (deformed toe, right foot); to Ambulance Train, 18 July 1917; to No 17 General Hospital, Rouen, 19 July 1917; to England, 30 July 1917; to Military Hospital, Richmond, 31 July 1917; discharged to furlough, 17 August 1917, and to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 31 August 1917. Classified B1A3, No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 13 September 1917. Classified A3, 17 September 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Perham Downs, 21 September 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 3 November 1917. Classified C3, 9 November 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; discharged Perth (medically unfit: tachycardia), 1 March 1918. Medal: British War Medal. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNSTAN Leslie Edward |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
