ANDREWS, Leslie James
Service Number: | 2471 |
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Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, January 1893 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers la Boisselle, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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6 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' |
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6 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
3 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"...2471 Private Leslie James Andrews, 20th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A farm labourer prior to enlisting on 22 July 1915, Pte Andrews embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Ballarat on 6 September 1915. He was killed in action on 3 August 1916, aged 23." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)