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Leslie Robert Page
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1888 |
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Place of birth: Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, Australia |
General information
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Last known residence: St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
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Profession: Clerk |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 5658 |
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Enlistment date: 29/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 22nd Bn. (Victoria) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Zonnebeke Château Grounds, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 29 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 23D |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Leslie Robert Page, a former clerk, was born in August 1888 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Emma Louisa Page. On December 29, 1915 he enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria and embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on September 25, 1916, with the 15th reinforcement of the 22nd Battalion, part of the 6th Australian Brigade of the 2nd Australian Division.
The 2nd Australian Division participated in the Battle of Broodseinde (October 4, 1917), a phase in the Third Battle of Ypres. The 22nd Battalion was part of the 6th Brigade, which attacked on the right of the divisional front. On October 2 and 3, the 22nd Battalion relieved the 23rd Battalion at the front line in Zonnebeke. During the afternoon of October 2, the Battalion suffered heavy casualties through enemy shell fire.
Leslie Robert, aged 29, was killed in action on October 2, 1917. Private Page was buried where he fell, South of Zonnebeke Lake (28.D.28.a.40.20), where his name was mentioned on a cross. His remains were not recovered or identified after the war. Leslie Robert Page has no known grave and is remembered on panel 23D of the Menin Gate Memorial.
The 2nd Australian Division participated in the Battle of Broodseinde (October 4, 1917), a phase in the Third Battle of Ypres. The 22nd Battalion was part of the 6th Brigade, which attacked on the right of the divisional front. On October 2 and 3, the 22nd Battalion relieved the 23rd Battalion at the front line in Zonnebeke. During the afternoon of October 2, the Battalion suffered heavy casualties through enemy shell fire.
Leslie Robert, aged 29, was killed in action on October 2, 1917. Private Page was buried where he fell, South of Zonnebeke Lake (28.D.28.a.40.20), where his name was mentioned on a cross. His remains were not recovered or identified after the war. Leslie Robert Page has no known grave and is remembered on panel 23D of the Menin Gate Memorial.
Sources 4
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22nd Battalion Australian Infantry (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/39/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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6th Brigade Australian Infantry (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/6/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455). https://www.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Unit embarkation nominal rolls, 1914-18 War (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM8). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1600199 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7533236 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b177b2b7-88f2-4f04-845a-188e6f61f3dd |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=232255 |