Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Birkett, Leslie John

Born 13^th March 1893 the only son to John Fleming and Martha Birkett (nee McIvor) he was married with one child and was a 21 year old Letter Carrier from 10 Warwick Street, Hobart, Tasmania. He enlisted on 20 August 1914 and was allotted to the 12th Battalion, C Company which embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board “HMAT A2 Geelong” on 20 October 1914. He was at the landing of Gallipoli where he was wounded in Action, 25 April 1915, and again wounded in Action, 18 October 1915. Sgt Birkett was Killed in Action, 5 May 1917 at Bullecourt France.

Mr J F Birkett, underground foreman at Round Hill Mine has been officially advised of the death, killed in action, of his son Sergeant L. J. Birkett. The deceased soldier was well known in both Launceston and Hobart. He was employed in the post office of both places and was one of the senior letter carriers in Hobart. He was amongst the first to volunteer his number being 376. He was amongst the first to go into Brighton Camp, went away with the 1^st Contingent, saw the “Sydney” dash by on her way to smash the “Emden” and was amongst the first to land at Gallipoli. He was wounded there, sent back to Egypt, recovered and went back to the front again. He was again wounded and then sent to Malta. From there the late Sergeant Birkett was at the forming of the military camp at Tel-El-Kebir and then he went on to France where he has been, excepting once in England, ever since the first of the Australian troops landed there.

The Weekly Courier 7^th June 1917

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