WW 1 Veteran
Enlistment 9 Nov 1915 as a Private, number 729, 33rd Battalion, 1st AIF
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Awarded Military Medal
Work at Messines on 7 June 1917.
Recommendation date: 14 June 1917
PERSONAL
Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, received a cable yesterday morning from her son, Private R Cawthorne, stating that he was doing well. She has had no particulars as yet as to the nature of the wound which her son Private Leslie Cawthorne, received
Moree Gwyder Examiner & General Advertiser (NSW) Fri. 21 December 1917, p. 2
BACK FROM THE FRONT.
Private Leslie Cawthorne, son of Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, returned to Moree from active service on Wednesday last. Private Cawthorne enlisted in November 1915, and sailed with the 33rd Battalion on the 4th May 1916, landing in England on the 10th July. He went into the firing line in November and took part in the fighting at Square Farm and Plug Street Wood. Some time afterward he went to Messines Ridge, and on the first day of that great battle was wounded in three places. The first was a bullet wound just above the right elbow, the second was a piece of shrapnel in the left chest. These necessitated his making for the dressing station, and It was while he was on his way there that he received the third and worst wound, for a piece of shell struck the right hand and carried away three fingers and half of the palm, only leaving the index finger and thumb. He was sent to Bologne, and later on to the Colchester Military Hospital, London. Private Cawthorne will return to the Randwick Hospital on January 3 to have the knuckle of the middle finger removed. His brother, Private Bob Cawthorne, who was wounded in the left thigh in the same battle, is still in England. I don't think Bob will ever get back to the firing line, said Private Cawthorne. "His legs won't stand it. He is now convalescing in England
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) 24 July 1986
DEATHS
CAWTHORNE, Leslie Baker - July 22, 1986, at Wentworth Falls, formerly of Katoomba, beloved husband of Elsie, loving father of Colin, Bill, and John, loved grandfather of eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Aged 92 years. Rest in Peace
FUNERALS
CAWTHORNE - Relatives and friends of the late Mr LESLIE BAKER CAWTHORNE of Katoomba are advised that his funeral will be held on Monday July 28, 1986.
The cortege will leave the Salvation Army Citadel Waratah Street, Katoomba, at the conclusion of the service commencing at 9.30 am for the Pine Grove Crematorium, Eastern Creek, arriving approximately 11.30 am.
Enlistment 9 Nov 1915 as a Private, number 729, 33rd Battalion, 1st AIF
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Awarded Military Medal
Work at Messines on 7 June 1917.
Recommendation date: 14 June 1917
PERSONAL
Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, received a cable yesterday morning from her son, Private R Cawthorne, stating that he was doing well. She has had no particulars as yet as to the nature of the wound which her son Private Leslie Cawthorne, received
Moree Gwyder Examiner & General Advertiser (NSW) Fri. 21 December 1917, p. 2
BACK FROM THE FRONT.
Private Leslie Cawthorne, son of Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, returned to Moree from active service on Wednesday last. Private Cawthorne enlisted in November 1915, and sailed with the 33rd Battalion on the 4th May 1916, landing in England on the 10th July. He went into the firing line in November and took part in the fighting at Square Farm and Plug Street Wood. Some time afterward he went to Messines Ridge, and on the first day of that great battle was wounded in three places. The first was a bullet wound just above the right elbow, the second was a piece of shrapnel in the left chest. These necessitated his making for the dressing station, and It was while he was on his way there that he received the third and worst wound, for a piece of shell struck the right hand and carried away three fingers and half of the palm, only leaving the index finger and thumb. He was sent to Bologne, and later on to the Colchester Military Hospital, London. Private Cawthorne will return to the Randwick Hospital on January 3 to have the knuckle of the middle finger removed. His brother, Private Bob Cawthorne, who was wounded in the left thigh in the same battle, is still in England. I don't think Bob will ever get back to the firing line, said Private Cawthorne. "His legs won't stand it. He is now convalescing in England
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) 24 July 1986
DEATHS
CAWTHORNE, Leslie Baker - July 22, 1986, at Wentworth Falls, formerly of Katoomba, beloved husband of Elsie, loving father of Colin, Bill, and John, loved grandfather of eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Aged 92 years. Rest in Peace
FUNERALS
CAWTHORNE - Relatives and friends of the late Mr LESLIE BAKER CAWTHORNE of Katoomba are advised that his funeral will be held on Monday July 28, 1986.
The cortege will leave the Salvation Army Citadel Waratah Street, Katoomba, at the conclusion of the service commencing at 9.30 am for the Pine Grove Crematorium, Eastern Creek, arriving approximately 11.30 am.
WW 1 Veteran
Enlistment 9 Nov 1915 as a Private, number 729, 33rd Battalion, 1st AIF
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Awarded Military Medal
Work at Messines on 7 June 1917.
Recommendation date: 14 June 1917
PERSONAL
Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, received a cable yesterday morning from her son, Private R Cawthorne, stating that he was doing well. She has had no particulars as yet as to the nature of the wound which her son Private Leslie Cawthorne, received
Moree Gwyder Examiner & General Advertiser (NSW) Fri. 21 December 1917, p. 2
BACK FROM THE FRONT.
Private Leslie Cawthorne, son of Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, returned to Moree from active service on Wednesday last. Private Cawthorne enlisted in November 1915, and sailed with the 33rd Battalion on the 4th May 1916, landing in England on the 10th July. He went into the firing line in November and took part in the fighting at Square Farm and Plug Street Wood. Some time afterward he went to Messines Ridge, and on the first day of that great battle was wounded in three places. The first was a bullet wound just above the right elbow, the second was a piece of shrapnel in the left chest. These necessitated his making for the dressing station, and It was while he was on his way there that he received the third and worst wound, for a piece of shell struck the right hand and carried away three fingers and half of the palm, only leaving the index finger and thumb. He was sent to Bologne, and later on to the Colchester Military Hospital, London. Private Cawthorne will return to the Randwick Hospital on January 3 to have the knuckle of the middle finger removed. His brother, Private Bob Cawthorne, who was wounded in the left thigh in the same battle, is still in England. I don't think Bob will ever get back to the firing line, said Private Cawthorne. "His legs won't stand it. He is now convalescing in England
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) 24 July 1986
DEATHS
CAWTHORNE, Leslie Baker - July 22, 1986, at Wentworth Falls, formerly of Katoomba, beloved husband of Elsie, loving father of Colin, Bill, and John, loved grandfather of eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Aged 92 years. Rest in Peace
FUNERALS
CAWTHORNE - Relatives and friends of the late Mr LESLIE BAKER CAWTHORNE of Katoomba are advised that his funeral will be held on Monday July 28, 1986.
The cortege will leave the Salvation Army Citadel Waratah Street, Katoomba, at the conclusion of the service commencing at 9.30 am for the Pine Grove Crematorium, Eastern Creek, arriving approximately 11.30 am.
Enlistment 9 Nov 1915 as a Private, number 729, 33rd Battalion, 1st AIF
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Awarded Military Medal
Work at Messines on 7 June 1917.
Recommendation date: 14 June 1917
PERSONAL
Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, received a cable yesterday morning from her son, Private R Cawthorne, stating that he was doing well. She has had no particulars as yet as to the nature of the wound which her son Private Leslie Cawthorne, received
Moree Gwyder Examiner & General Advertiser (NSW) Fri. 21 December 1917, p. 2
BACK FROM THE FRONT.
Private Leslie Cawthorne, son of Mrs. Heath, of East Moree, returned to Moree from active service on Wednesday last. Private Cawthorne enlisted in November 1915, and sailed with the 33rd Battalion on the 4th May 1916, landing in England on the 10th July. He went into the firing line in November and took part in the fighting at Square Farm and Plug Street Wood. Some time afterward he went to Messines Ridge, and on the first day of that great battle was wounded in three places. The first was a bullet wound just above the right elbow, the second was a piece of shrapnel in the left chest. These necessitated his making for the dressing station, and It was while he was on his way there that he received the third and worst wound, for a piece of shell struck the right hand and carried away three fingers and half of the palm, only leaving the index finger and thumb. He was sent to Bologne, and later on to the Colchester Military Hospital, London. Private Cawthorne will return to the Randwick Hospital on January 3 to have the knuckle of the middle finger removed. His brother, Private Bob Cawthorne, who was wounded in the left thigh in the same battle, is still in England. I don't think Bob will ever get back to the firing line, said Private Cawthorne. "His legs won't stand it. He is now convalescing in England
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) 24 July 1986
DEATHS
CAWTHORNE, Leslie Baker - July 22, 1986, at Wentworth Falls, formerly of Katoomba, beloved husband of Elsie, loving father of Colin, Bill, and John, loved grandfather of eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Aged 92 years. Rest in Peace
FUNERALS
CAWTHORNE - Relatives and friends of the late Mr LESLIE BAKER CAWTHORNE of Katoomba are advised that his funeral will be held on Monday July 28, 1986.
The cortege will leave the Salvation Army Citadel Waratah Street, Katoomba, at the conclusion of the service commencing at 9.30 am for the Pine Grove Crematorium, Eastern Creek, arriving approximately 11.30 am.
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