| Service number | 267 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Lance Corporal, Private |
| Birth Date | 1897 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Brunswick |
| Death Date | 04/05/1915 |
| Death Place | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Also known as | Hart, Leslie Oldham |
| Final Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Lance Corporal Leslie Hart
Description
Lance/Corporal Leslie Hart (267, 7th Battalion) was born in 1898 at Brunswick, Melbourne and worked as a shop assistant before enlisting in August 1914. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April and was promoted to lance corporal on 30 April. Only a few days later, while in the front line, he suffered a bullet wound to the head, Leslie died of his wounds on 4 May 1915, aged 17 years. He is buried in Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1897 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 19/10/1914 | |
| Date of enlistment | 18/08/1914 | |
| Date of death | 04/05/1915 | |
| Date of fate | 04/05/1915 |