Studio portrait of 242 Private Leslie Percy Wride, 42th Battalion, of Killarney Qld, son of Harry Frank Wride. A coachsmith prior to enlisting at Killarney, Qld on 2 November 1915. He embarked from Sydney, NSW aboard HMAT Borda (A30) on 5 June 1916. He died of wounds on 7 January 1917 in France, aged 21. He is buried in Trois-Arbres Cemetery.
~~~~~~WRIDE, Leslie Percy, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~~
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 242, Private Wride.
Parents:--- Harry Frank Wride and Caroline Grimes Snelson married 26th November 1894, at the Wesleyan Parsonage, Armidale, New South Wales.
Born:--- Killarney, Glengallen, Queensland,
Religion:--- Methodist
Civil employment:--- Coach Smith
Home Address:--- Killarney, Queensland
Home Town:--- Killarney, Southern Downs, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:-- Father, Mr Harry Frank Wride, Killarney, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 2nd November 1915, Enoggera, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 18 years
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Machine Gun Section, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A30 Borda, 5th June 1916
Fate:--- Died of wounds, 7th January 1917, at No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France. Wounded in action on 5th January 1917, by multiple shrapnel wounds to left knee, and left side abdomen, pentrating the kidneys.
Burial:--- Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Killarney War Memorial
Studio portrait of 242 Private Leslie Percy Wride, 42th Battalion, of Killarney Qld, son of Harry Frank Wride. A coachsmith prior to enlisting at Killarney, Qld on 2 November 1915. He embarked from Sydney, NSW aboard HMAT Borda (A30) on 5 June 1916. He died of wounds on 7 January 1917 in France, aged 21. He is buried in Trois-Arbres Cemetery.
~~~~~~WRIDE, Leslie Percy, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~~
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 242, Private Wride.
Parents:--- Harry Frank Wride and Caroline Grimes Snelson married 26th November 1894, at the Wesleyan Parsonage, Armidale, New South Wales.
Born:--- Killarney, Glengallen, Queensland,
Religion:--- Methodist
Civil employment:--- Coach Smith
Home Address:--- Killarney, Queensland
Home Town:--- Killarney, Southern Downs, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:-- Father, Mr Harry Frank Wride, Killarney, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 2nd November 1915, Enoggera, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 18 years
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Machine Gun Section, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A30 Borda, 5th June 1916
Fate:--- Died of wounds, 7th January 1917, at No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France. Wounded in action on 5th January 1917, by multiple shrapnel wounds to left knee, and left side abdomen, pentrating the kidneys.
Burial:--- Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Killarney War Memorial
Gravesite Details
Private, 42nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds. Age: Unknown.
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