Son of John and Jessie Pines (née Best) Mather. m. 1882.
Husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie (née Arnulphy) Mather of 17 Rue De Rivoli, Nui, France.
Obituary in The Argus (Melbourne) of Apr. 7, 1919:
A brilliant Australian officer, Lieut-Colonel Leslie Mather, son of the late John Mather, the well known Victorian artist, died of illness in France shortly after the cessation of hostilities, and a few weeks after his marriage to a young French lady. As lieutenant to the 1st Field Company Australian Engineers he landed at Anzac on April 25, 1915, and remained on Gallipoli almost up to the day of evacuation. In March of last year he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, and a fortnight later was appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers, 5th Australian Division.
This appointment he held until the signing of the armistice. He served in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was wounded during the Somme Battle in 1916. On September 22, 1916, he was awarded the D.S.O. "for conspicuous gallantry and good work," and on November 13 he was mentioned in despatches by Sir Douglas Haig for distinguished and gallant conduct.
Husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie (née Arnulphy) Mather of 17 Rue De Rivoli, Nui, France.
Obituary in The Argus (Melbourne) of Apr. 7, 1919:
A brilliant Australian officer, Lieut-Colonel Leslie Mather, son of the late John Mather, the well known Victorian artist, died of illness in France shortly after the cessation of hostilities, and a few weeks after his marriage to a young French lady. As lieutenant to the 1st Field Company Australian Engineers he landed at Anzac on April 25, 1915, and remained on Gallipoli almost up to the day of evacuation. In March of last year he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, and a fortnight later was appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers, 5th Australian Division.
This appointment he held until the signing of the armistice. He served in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was wounded during the Somme Battle in 1916. On September 22, 1916, he was awarded the D.S.O. "for conspicuous gallantry and good work," and on November 13 he was mentioned in despatches by Sir Douglas Haig for distinguished and gallant conduct.
Son of John and Jessie Pines (née Best) Mather. m. 1882.
Husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie (née Arnulphy) Mather of 17 Rue De Rivoli, Nui, France.
Obituary in The Argus (Melbourne) of Apr. 7, 1919:
A brilliant Australian officer, Lieut-Colonel Leslie Mather, son of the late John Mather, the well known Victorian artist, died of illness in France shortly after the cessation of hostilities, and a few weeks after his marriage to a young French lady. As lieutenant to the 1st Field Company Australian Engineers he landed at Anzac on April 25, 1915, and remained on Gallipoli almost up to the day of evacuation. In March of last year he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, and a fortnight later was appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers, 5th Australian Division.
This appointment he held until the signing of the armistice. He served in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was wounded during the Somme Battle in 1916. On September 22, 1916, he was awarded the D.S.O. "for conspicuous gallantry and good work," and on November 13 he was mentioned in despatches by Sir Douglas Haig for distinguished and gallant conduct.
Husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie (née Arnulphy) Mather of 17 Rue De Rivoli, Nui, France.
Obituary in The Argus (Melbourne) of Apr. 7, 1919:
A brilliant Australian officer, Lieut-Colonel Leslie Mather, son of the late John Mather, the well known Victorian artist, died of illness in France shortly after the cessation of hostilities, and a few weeks after his marriage to a young French lady. As lieutenant to the 1st Field Company Australian Engineers he landed at Anzac on April 25, 1915, and remained on Gallipoli almost up to the day of evacuation. In March of last year he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, and a fortnight later was appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers, 5th Australian Division.
This appointment he held until the signing of the armistice. He served in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was wounded during the Somme Battle in 1916. On September 22, 1916, he was awarded the D.S.O. "for conspicuous gallantry and good work," and on November 13 he was mentioned in despatches by Sir Douglas Haig for distinguished and gallant conduct.
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