The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private (later Sergeant) Thomas Leslie |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Thomas Henry Leslie
Ancestor's date of birth: 24/04/1883
Ancestor's date of death: 19/11/1937
Cause of Death: Heart Failure (Cardiac)
Service Number: 192
Colony or State of enlistment: TAS, Place of Enlistment: Hobart?
Unit: 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): SGT, Date Effective: 1915
Murray Page: 566
Contingent: Fourth Tasmanian
Ship: Chicago, Date of Sailing: 27/03/1901
Memorial details: Not known
Awards/Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Not known
Reasons to go and fight: Not known
Details of service in war: May 1901 - May 1902 in Cape Colony.
Service and life after the Boer War: Enlisted with New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/10/1914 final discharge 3/7/1916 as Sgt #11/786 - Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued 6/9/28 Reg Packet No. 146
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Margaret Willis Leslie, Birkdale QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter-in-law
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