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Private Leslie Perse Wride

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Private Leslie Perse Wride Veteran

Birth
Killarney, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
7 Jan 1917 (aged 18)
France
Burial
Steenwerck, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 12
Memorial ID
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Studio Portrait Description~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Description~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56522927/leslie_perse-wride: accessed ), memorial page for Private Leslie Perse Wride (30 Jan 1898–7 Jan 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56522927, citing Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).