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<\/h5>\nJohn Leslie Christie was killed in the vicinity of Moquet Farm, France. He is listed at the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. On the 3rd<\/sup> February 1963, Miss Noreen Binding, 132 Walker Street, North Sydney, New South Wales wrote to the record office enquiring about the grave of John Leslie Christie, she was informed there is no known grave.<\/p>\n Berwick Shire News<\/strong> (13th<\/sup>September 1916)<\/p>\n “Mr & Mrs W G Christie of Clyde Road have received word that their son John Leslie is officially reported wounded and missing since the 19th<\/sup> July last.”<\/em><\/p>\n The Argus<\/strong> (19th<\/sup>July 1918)<\/p>\n “Christie \u2013 In loving memory of our dear son, Les, who was killed in action at Pozieres, July 19th<\/sup>, 1916. We miss him most who loved him best. Also, in memory of his comrade and our dear friend, Steve Sleigh, killed in action on the same day. With other comrades they played their part, and did their duty with a loyal heart. (Inserted by his loving parents, sisters and brothers, Beaconsfield.)”<\/em><\/p>\n [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] CHRISTIE John Leslie + [\/heading][vc_column_text] \u00a0 ORIGINAL AVENUE OF HONOUR NAME PLATE C.1929 Service number 3054 John Leslie Christie was killed in the vicinity of Moquet Farm, France. He is listed at the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. On the 3rd February 1963, Miss Noreen Binding, 132 Walker Street, North Sydney, New South Wales wrote to the record office enquiring about the grave of John Leslie Christie, she was informed there is no known grave. Berwick Shire News (13thSeptember 1916) “Mr & Mrs W…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1068","page","type-page","status-publish"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1657,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1068\/revisions\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Christie-L-01-174x300.jpg\")
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\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n CHRISTIE, John Leslie +<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n 3054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n Private<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Roll<\/strong><\/td>\n 23 Infantry Battalion, 1-8 Reinforcements (May 1915-January 1916)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n First World War 1914-1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Embarked<\/strong><\/td>\n 26th<\/sup> November 1915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n City<\/strong><\/td>\n Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ship<\/strong><\/td>\n HMAT Commonwealth A73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Age<\/strong><\/td>\n 25 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Birth Place<\/strong><\/td>\n About 1892, Lang Lang, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Father<\/strong><\/td>\n William George Christie, Beaconsfield, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mother<\/strong><\/td>\n Ada Mary (Thatcher) Christie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n Presbyterian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n Labourer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Residence<\/strong><\/td>\n Beaconsfield, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Enlisted<\/strong><\/td>\n 20th<\/sup>November 1915, Melbourne, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Height<\/strong><\/td>\n 5 feet, 6 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Complexion<\/strong><\/td>\n Fresh; Eyes- Grey; Hair- Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"