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BARRAND, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1075 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1915, Colac, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 20 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1075, Colac, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 6th Machine Gun Company, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 6th Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 15 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Machine Gun Company, Belgium | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, France | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1075, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Ville sur Ancre, France | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1075, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1075, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 5 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, France | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, The Battle of Amiens, On the 9th August, 1918, during the attack at FRAMERVILLE, near AMIENS. | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1075, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Brother: 2127 Frank BARRAND, 59th Bn, died 6 October 1917 from wounds sustained at Polygon Wood.
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