Pemberton, Leslie Richmond

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Pemberton, Leslie Richmond

ServiceNumber Number28038 1494 Service in Action May 1915 DiedKilled of illness 21st 19th February 1919 Gallipoli Peninsula Harfleur, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Pemberton, Leslie Richmond

SERVICE NO

28038

UNIT

4th Div Ammunition Column

RANK

Driver

AGE at Enlistment

22 yrs 10 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Mangrove Creek, NSW

ADDRESS

81 Mill Hill Rd., Waverley

OCCUPATION

Engine Greaser

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

25 Apr 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Marrickville, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Margaret Pemberton, “Lochloman” West St., Five Dock, /Sutton St Five Dock

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’ 3½”. Weight-128lbs. Chest-34-36”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Dark. Scar R/Wrist, Gangleon R/Wrist

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

25 Oct 1916- Sydney per “Ascanius”

DISEMBARKED

28 Dec 1916- Devonport

NOTES

18-Aug to 3 Sept 1918 leave UK

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

23-27 Dec 1917-Scabies 12 Feb 1919- Bronco-pneumonia- Harfleur, France.

DIED

21 Feb 1919- Bronco-pneumonia

BURIED

Ste Marie Cem. Le Harvie-Division 64-Plot 6 Row G Gve 3.

MEDALS

British War Medal-51308, Victory Medal-50617. Memorial Plaque & scroll355524.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

2 leather wallets, 1 Aussie wallet, various papers, photos, devotional book, diary, 1 pipe, cigarette holder in case, pen knife, mirror, pencil, 2 scarf pins, 1 scarf pin (damaged), 3 handkerchiefs, 1 penny, 1 franc, 20 centimes/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Miss Muriel Hancock, 7 Ben Eden St., Waverley/ Voluntary Workers Assn./

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8014192

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