Leslie Charles WATKINS

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WATKINS, Leslie Charles

Service Number:	2665
Enlisted:	11 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Depot Unit of Supply, 11th Army Service Corps
Born:	Prospect, South Australia, 9 October 1892
Home Town:	Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Draughtsman
Died:	Natural causes, Mannum, South Australia , 13 March 1960, aged 67 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: Kendrew Oval, Road: 21A, Site No: 53
Memorials:	Glenelg Moseley Street Uniting Church "Heroes of Two World Wars", Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Keswick Prospect Highbury Street Methodist Sunday School Old Scholars Roll of Honour, Keswick Prospect Methodist Sunday School Honour Board WW1, Prospect Methodist Sunday School Honour Roll

11 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2665, Morphettville, South Australia
19 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2665, 1st Depot Unit of Supply, 11th Army Service Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
19 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2665, 1st Depot Unit of Supply, 11th Army Service Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2665, 1st Depot Unit of Supply, 11th Army Service Corps, ANZAC / Gallipoli
30 Dec 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2665, 1st Depot Unit of Supply, 11th Army Service Corps, Medically unfit

Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Rootsweb ID I375148 Born 9 Oct 1892 in Prospect, South Australia
SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 509 Page: 411 District: Ade.

Father Charles Henry WATKINS and Mother: Susie DALE (both dec. as of 26/7/1915)

Prior to enlisting Leslie lived with Winnie Watkins at Jetty Road, Glenelg, SA.

Brother in service:
2211 Stanley George Watkins
lived with sister Ruby at lived at 8 Buller Street, Prospect, SA.
12/7/1915 enlisted at 18yrs 6mths of age, at Keswick, SA
Private in 10th Infantry Battalion
23/7/1918 returned to Australia, from France (gun shot wound to back, penetrated chest)
6/12/1918 discharged from service

Described as 21 yrs 11mths old; single; 5' 6.5" tall; 9 stone; dark complexion;
brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England.

11/9/1914 enlisted into WWI at Morphettville, SA

14/4/1915 embarked from Alexandria for GALLIPOLI, ANZAC

22/5/1915 admitted to field ambulance with rheumatism, Dardanelles, GALLIPOLI
transferred to hospital ship

7/6/1915 admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis
15/6/1915 discharged from hospital

29/7/1915 embarked onboard HMAS Hororata at Suez, for conveyance to Australia

19/12/1915 embarked from Port of Melbourne onboard HMAT Berrima A35
as a Private in 1 Depot Unit of Supply, 11 Army Service Corps

30/12/1915 discharged from service (right inguinal hernia)

Medals: 1914/15 Star (7471), British War Medal (1595), Victory medal (1595)

Total service: 1 year 111 days

1919-20 Travelled throughout the United States of America (accidentally lost his
discharge papers)

9/1/1953 resided in Nango, Queensland

15/03/1960 passed away (68 Years of age)
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery - AIF Cemetery
Section: Kendrew Oval, Road: 21A, Site No: 53
Grant Expires: 31/12/2032

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/9/2016. Lest we forget.

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