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BESS, Leslie Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 775, 775B |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1917, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 1899 |
| Home Town: | Annerley, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, France, 3 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery LXV A 10, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yeronga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 775, 13th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 775, 13th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 775, 13th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 775B, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 775B awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Bess, Horatio Street, Annerley, Brisbane, Queensland
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