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Born in February of 1892 in Yorketown, South Australia, son of Mrs. Jermina Winter who was residing in Fowlers Bay, South Australia. Private Robert Leslie Winter was a 23-year-old miner at the time of his enlistment on the 25th of May 1915. He enlisted at Keswick, South Australia and was assigned to the 10th Reinforcements of the 3rd Light Horse. His service number was 6183. He stood at 5'7.5 / 171.45 cm tall and weighed 155 lbs. / 70 kg. Robert had blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion.

Just over 2 months after his enlistment, Robert Leslie Winter unfortunately passed away on the 30th of July 1915 in the Adelaide Hospital due to suffering from Measles and Pneumonia. Measles is a viral infection which spreads through the air through respiratory droplets produced from sneezing and coughing. It first arrived in Australia in the 1850's. The symptoms include cough, runny nose, sore throat, inflamed eyes, fever, and a skin rash whilst Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation to the air sacs in one or both lungs which can lead to them filling with fluid. Symptoms the infection may include sharp pains in the chest, fever, chills, cough, and difficulty breathing. With the pneumonia vaccine not being introduced until 1977, At the time of World War 1, Pneumonia was one of the leading and most common causes of death.

In early March of 1923, almost 8 years after the passing of Robert Leslie Winter, his next of kin and mother, Jermina Winter, was contacted by a captain regarding a memento)  to pay tribute and respect her son, Private Robert Leslie Winter.

Following his passing, Robert Leslie Winter was buried in the West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide and although there is not much information surrounding his life, his courage shall never be forgotten.