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Leslie Ernest ELLIOT

Regimental number866
Place of birthBoonah, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairy farmer
AddressCedars, Boonah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.4
Height5' 9.25"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinJames Elliot, Cedars, Boonah, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 December 1914
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 8 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 June 1919
Discharge date4 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 3 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 4 October 1919.
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as ELLIOTT.
SourcesNAA: B2455, ELLIOT Leslie Ernest

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