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VERNON, Leslie Joseph
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7971 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Grenville, Buninyoung, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Church of England C, Section 07, Grave 51. Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour with a plaque and a tree of the Ulmus variety which was planted by M. Hill |
| Memorials: | Garibaldi Roll of Honor |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Joseph Vernon and Mary Jane Vernon nee Thomas of Beaufort House, Ballarat, Victoria. Brother of Louis Henry Vernon who returned to Australia on 4 February 1920 having served with Australian Flying Corps.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Trasos Montes disembarking on 22 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Leslie married Dorothy May Gooch in Victoria