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Leongatha & District
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY OF THE FORMER WOORAYL SHIRE
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LE MAITRE, Alexander Conrad
Number:
Private 514
22nd Battalion
Elaine
His father, Mr. P Le Maitre of Leongatha, Victoria
Leongatha, Victoria 6/7/1915
Age 19 years and 11 months, 5'10", 10 stone 10 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair.
Presbyterian
Clerk
He was killed in action on 5/8/1916 at Pozieres
He was buried in Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillerts-La Boiselle Pozieres Picadie France
His father has an address of Leongatha. The Le Ma'tres half way between Leongatha and Korumburra.
He is on the Korumburra cenotaph and is not on the Leongatha Memorial Hall Black Marble Honour Roll
His place of association was listed as Korumburra
10/5/15 He embarked Melbourne on the HMTS Nestor
30/8/15 He went from Egypt to Gallipoli
19/3/16 He embarked Alexandria
26/3/16 He disembarked Marseilles
1/5/16 He was made a Lance Corporal
5/8/16 He was missing in action at Pozieres
17/10/16 He was officially declared to have been killed in action
His effects were: 2 brushes, 4 handkerchiefs, housewife, fly net, military book, curios and cigarette case.
In his will he left his estate to his father.
His father received all medals, the plaque and scroll.
He had a City Mutual Life Insurance Policy
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