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Leslie Raymond Hensbergh
| Name on Board | LR Hensbergh |
| Name on Service Records |
Leslie Raymond Hensbergh |
| Enlistment Age | 19 |
| Occupation | Brass Finisher |
| Place of Birth | Sunshine, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Charles Raymond and Martha Hensbergh |
| Address | 25 Collingwood Road, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 25/02/1916 |
| Service No. | 5368 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 1/08/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Miltiades A28 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 3/05/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA (previously reported missing) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Bullecourt, France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Additional Information
Private Leslie Hensbergh was wounded just after crossing the 2nd Hindenburg Line. Corporal Anderson reported in the Red Cross file that he stayed with him for 20 minutes, then wrapped Leslie in a blanket when he was ordered to leave him.
An honour board was unveiled at the Newport Dispensary Hall for the Newport Tent I.O.R. in December 1919. The honour board, which was made of Australian blackwood, with fiddle-back panels, contained the names of 36 members, nine of whom had sacrificed their lives for their country, of which L Hensberg was one.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 13 December 1919, p2
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