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Private Leslie James Armstrong

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Ingleburn RSL Memorial
Given name
Leslie James
Family name
Armstrong
Gender
Male
Service number
4371
Place of enlistment
Brisbane, QLD
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Fate
Returned to Australia (RTA)
Fate date
07 July 1919
Additional information
Place of birth
Maryborough, QLD
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Labourer
Address given on enlistment documents
Point Vernon
Pialta QLD 4655
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
18
Next of kin
Mrs Annie Armstrong (mother)
Enlistment date
Fri, 24 December 1915
Embarkation details
Unit embarked on HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 30 March 1916 from Brisbane, QLD
Rank on enlistment
Private
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Last held rank
Private
Unit on enlistment
26th Battalion 11th Reinforcement
Unit from Nominal Roll
26th Battalion
Unit at time of death or end of service
26th Battalion
Unit at embarkation
26th Battalion
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Decorations
1914-1915 Star
British War Medal 1914-20
Victory Medal
Veteran Notes/Bio

Leslie James Armstrong joined the AIF on 24 December 1915. He arrived in France in 1916. He was wounded in action on 14 November 1916 and sent to England on 20 November. After recovering from his wounds, he returned to France in July 1917. He was again wounded in action on 3rd September 1918 and sent back to England on 7 September 1918. He returned to Australia in May 1919.

Leslie died on 19 May 1978, aged 80. He is remembered on a plaque in the Queensland Garden of Remembrance. 

National Archives of Australia - Service records, Leslie J Armstrong

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Recorded by
Joan Cross