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Brodie,

Leslie

Leading Seaman. SN 2920

Date Enlisted 12/04/1913
Service Number SN 2920
Age of Enlistment 15 years
Place of Enlistment NK
Place of Birth Victoria Park, WA
Previous Military Experience Royal Australian Navy
Occupation Seaman
Marital Status Single
School Attended Guildford Grammar School
Address History Victoria Park, WA (Parents)

Military History


Brodie served on HMS ‘Australia’ from 26.3.1914 to 11.1.1918.
Roll Rank Leading Seaman.
He took part in operations in New Guinea in 1916. After this period he served 5 months at the London Depot and returned to HMS ‘Australia’ for 1 year. He held the rank of Leading Seaman during WW1. After the War he served on HMS ‘Sydney’ from 1919 to 1923.
Final Rank (WW1) Leading Seaman.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Honours 1914-15 Star, British War Medal.
Notes Brodie was recorded as deceased on 4.6.1966
Photos HMAS 'Australia' 1913 in Sydney Harbour. Photographer  unknown, photograph source AWM 300249


Information Source
AWM  300249. HMAS 'Australia' 1913 in Sydney Harbour. Photographer  unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Meomrial
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Brodie Leslie 2920

Victoria Park, WA.
 

Associated Images

HMAS 'Australia' 1913 in Sydney Harbour. Photographer  unknown, photograph source AWM 300249
HMAS 'Australia' 1913 in Sydney Harbour. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM 300249