Service Number: 56598 Rank: Not known Enlistment Unit: 40th Battalion Transferred Unit: Not known or not applicable Date of Enlistment: 28 May 1918 Enlistment Age: 18 years 7 months Fate of person: Returned to Australia

Biographical Details

Leslie was 18 when he enlisted in the 40th Battalion in May 1918. He had tried to enlist in 1917 but had lied about his age and had been sent home. After training at Claremont he proceeded to England arriving in September 1918. He was admitted to hospital with influenza and German measles and so did not take part in active service. Leslie returned to Australia in October 1919 and settled in Melbourne.

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