Person:Leslie James (1)

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Leslie Coleman James
b.31 May 1923 Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
d.21 Aug 2013 Rosebud, Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1906
  1. Doris May James1907 - 1946
  2. William Andrew James1911 - 1976
  3. Geoffrey Charles James1913 - 1935
  4. Norman John James1914 - 1984
  5. Henry Cecil James1916 - 2001
  6. Betty Agnes Annie James1918 - 2007
  7. Victor Roy James1919 - 1988
  8. Ida Louisa JamesAbt 1921 - 2010
  9. Leslie Coleman James1923 - 2013
  10. David Albert James1927 - 2013
Spouse and Children
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m. 20 Mar 1948
  1. Robyn Lynette James1951 - 2003
  2. Kerry Dorothy James1960 - 1980
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Facts and Events
Name Leslie Coleman James
Gender Male
Birth? 31 May 1923 Mordialloc, Victoria, AustraliaIona Private Hospital, Centreway
Marriage 20 Mar 1948 Canterbury, Victoria, AustraliaHighfield Road Methodist Church
to Dorothy Eva Greaves
Death? 21 Aug 2013 Rosebud, Victoria, AustraliaCapel Sands Aged Care
Burial? Rye, Victoria, AustraliaRye Cemetery

Often known as Mick.

When Mick was about six months old he won Champion Baby of Victoria in a competition and came second in Australia. He went to school at Kerrie.

Mick served in the islands and Japan in WW2. He has two Service records. He altered his birth date to enlist the first time.

1941 - Service Record (1): Name: JAMES, LESLIE COLEMAN; Service: Australian Army; Service Number: V14995; Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1923; Place of Birth: ASPENDALE, VIC; Date of Enlistment: 27 May 1941; Locality on Enlistment: ASPENDALE, VIC; Place of Enlistment: ROYAL PARK, VIC; Next of Kin: JAMES, WILLIAM; Date of Discharge: 17 Oct 1941; Rank: Private; Posting at Discharge: R A A COASTAL COMMAND; WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display; Prisoner of War: No.

1941-1946 - Service Record (2): Name: JAMES, LESLIE COLMAN; Service: Australian Army; Service Number: VX64696; Date of Birth: 31 May 1922; Place of Birth: ASPENDALE, VIC; Date of Enlistment: 17 Oct 1941; Locality on Enlistment: ASPENDALE, VIC; Place of Enlistment: ROYAL PARK, VIC; Next of Kin: JAMES, A; Date of Discharge: 18 Jan 1946; Rank: Private; Posting at Discharge: 2/3 AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY; WW2: Honours and Gallantry: None for display; Prisoner of War: No.

1949 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Leslie Colman JAMES, farm hand, at 39 Station St [Aspendale, with wife].

1954 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Leslie Colman JAMES, farm hand, at 37 Station St [Aspendale, with wife].

1963 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Leslie Colman JAMES, bricklayer, at 3 Lawrence Av [Aspendale, with wife].

1968-1972 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Lesley Colman JAMES, bricklayer, at 3 Lawrence Ave, Aspendale [with wife].

1977 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Leslie Coleman JAMES, no occupation recorded, 10 Clydebank Rd, Edithvale [with wife and 2 daughters].

1980 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Leslie Coleman JAMES, no occupation recorded, 10 Clydebank Rd, Edithvale [with wife and 2 daughters and son].

2013 - Cause of death was dementia. Ashes buried with those of his wife at Rye Cemetery.

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