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Leslie George FITZSIMMONS

Regimental number5685
Place of birthQueens Pinch, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressQueens Pinch, via Mudgee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Issac Fitzsimmons, Queens Pinch, via Mudgee, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D< Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Isaac and Lucy O. FITZSIMONS. Native of Queen's Pinch (via Mudgee), New South Wales. True family name on Cemetery Details spelt : FITZSIMONS
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5686 Pte Isaac James FITZSIMMONS, 2nd Bn, died of wounds, 9 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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