SHIELLS Leslie John

1894 - 1915  (21 years)

• Name	SHIELLS Leslie John
  Born	1894	Fish Creek VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 12 Oct 1914 and 12 May 1915	Australia, Egypt and Turkey   [2]
  	Served during WWI as No. 954, Private, F Company, 15th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
  	Died as result of wounds sustained while landing at Gallipoli. An original ANZAC. Lest We Forget.
  Occupation	Butcher
  Died	12 May 1915	1st. Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis Egypt   [3]
  	Age: 21y
  	Cause: Shrapnel wounds to the head sustained while landing at Gallipoli.
  Buried	13 May 1915	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo Egypt   [4]
  	Plot B.243.
  Notes	Victorian BDM indexes show Given names as John Leslie.
  Person ID	I24878	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	SHIELLS Thomas James,   b. 1864, Lucknow VIC ,   d. 1946, Elsternwick VIC  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	EASTAWAY Isabella Margaret,   b. 1861, Alberton VIC ,   d. 1901, Foster VIC  (Age 40 years)
  Married	1887
  Family ID	F8068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		A young Leslie John SHIELLS (1894-1915).
  		No. 954, Private Leslie John SHIELLS (1894-1915), F Company, 15th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF. Died as a result wounds sustained while landing at Gallipoli Turkey. Lest We Forget.

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of No. 954, Private Leslie John SHIELLS, F Company, 15th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF who was severely wounded while landing at Gallipoli, evacuated to Heliopolis Egypt, but subsequently passed away. Lest We Forget. Plot: Plot B.243
  		Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Heliopolis, Egypt which is the burial place of No. 954, Private Leslie John SHIELLS, F Company, 15th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2733] ZZ Place Record: Fish Creek VIC, Place Rec Id [P2791]. [S5017] ZZ Place Record: Australia, Egypt and Turkey, Place Rec Id [P6405]. [S5015] ZZ Place Record: 1st. Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis Egypt, Place Rec Id [P6403]. [S5016] ZZ Place Record: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo Egypt, Place Rec Id [P6404].