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BABBAGE, Leslie Percival
| Service Number: | 430 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1942, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenelg, SA, 14 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Forestville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 31 July 1977, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Walls Path 108 site D014 - site expired, no plaque |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Fremantle D & J Fowler Ltd. Staff, Unley Goodwood Presbyterian Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 430, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 430, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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Son of Thomas William BABBAGE and Lettie Maud nee DEAN
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Leslie Percival Babbage born on the 14th of October 1892 in Glenelg, South Australia. This made Babbage 22 years old around the time he enlisted in the WW1. Since he was not married at the time, his next of kin was listed as his mother Lettie Maud Babbage (Nee Dean). His father's name was Thomas William Babbage.
He was raised in a South Australian Presbyterian household in Forestville, near his birthplace of Glenelg. Before Babbage was enlisted, he worked as a clerk. At the age of 22 years and 8 months on July the 5th 1915 he officially took an oath to enlist in the 32nd Infantry Battalion of the AIF. On the 18th of November 1915, he set sail and arrived in Egypt, where he undertook further training by other British Personnel. He then set sail and disembarked at Marseilles in the South of France 23rd June 1916, and travelled to the Western Front.
Bibliography
National Archives of Australia – Leslie Percival Babbage