1222983
- TitleLeslie Pownall World War I diary, papers and pictorial material, 1916-1944
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 9591
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1916-1944 - Type of material
- Reference code1222983
- Physical Description1 box (3 folders) - <br>photographs - black & white ; - manuscript - handwritten and typed
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Leslie Pownall (1897-1962) enlisted on 28 February 1916 at Mosman Town Hall aged 18 years and 9 months. He completed his education at several small schools in the Mosman area and at Barker College. He was then employed as a clerk at the Perpetual Trustee Company in Hunter Street, Sydney when aged 17.
He was assigned as a Gunner in the 5th Field Artillery Brigade number 28051 and saw action on the Western Front including Flanders, Ypres, Polygon Wood, the Somme and Villiers Bretonneaux. - Scope and ContentThe collection includes Pownall war diary and photographs together with documents of discharge. It also includes a military pass for 1944.
SERIES 01: Leslie Pownall World War I diary, and military documents, 1916-1944
SERIES 02: Leslie Pownall photographs ca 1904-1919 - Name
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