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Leslie Thomas Carland 1895 - 1915

Leslie Thomas Carland was born in 1895 in Haddon, Golden Plains Shire County, VIC Australia to Francis Carland and Ellen (Cox) Carland, and had siblings Catherine Ida (Carland) Tippins, Frank Carland, William Carland, Lillian (Carland) Morris, Myra (Carland) Johnson, and Bernard Joseph Carland. Leslie Carland died at age 19 years old on May 2, 1915 at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli. in Turkey, and was buried at Lone Pine Cemetery in Eceabat County, Çanakkale.

Leslie Thomas Carland
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1895
Haddon, Golden Plains Shire County, VIC, 3351, Australia
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Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli. in , Turkey
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    The Ballarat Courier. 26th November 1914. HADDON. A SOLDIER WRITES HOME. Mr. Frank Carland had received a letter from his son, Leslie, who is accompanying the Expeditionary Force. He said there were 24 troopships and some cruisers. All the letters are censored. Young Carland was formerly a clerk in the Victorian Railway Department, from which he resigned and went to Tasmania, and from that place he volunteered for active service. The Age, Melbourne. 2nd May 1917. IN MEMORIAM. CARLAND.- In sad and loving memory of our beloved son, Private Leslie Carland, killed at Gaba Tepe on 2nd May, 1915, 12th Battalion, 1st Australian Division, loving brother of Frank, Katie, Willie, Lily, Myra and Bernie, of Newport, late Haddon, in his 20th year. Greater love has no man than this, that he laid down his life for his friends. -Inserted by his loving mother and father-
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    First Australian Imperial Force. Private 12th Battalion - C Company. Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania. Embarked from Hobart on HMAT A2 Geelong on 20th October 1914, for Egypt.
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    Lone Pine Cemetery in Eceabat County, Çanakkale 17900, Turkey
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    The Evening Echo. Ballarat. 16th June 1915. PRIVATE LESLIE CARLAND. Private Leslie Carland, killed in action, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carland, of Haddon. He was 20 years of age. He was a High School scholar, and subsequently was a clerk in the Railway Department, from which he resigned. He enlisted in Tasmania, where he was employed as a clerk in the shipping office of Holyman and Sons. He was among the first to volunteer. Private Carland was a general favourite. He celebrated his 20th birthday the day he left Egypt for the front.
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In 1895, in the year that Leslie Thomas Carland was born, on September 3rd, in Latrobe, PA, the first professional football game was played. The game was between the Latrobe YMCA and the Jeannette Athletic Club. Latrobe won 12 - 0.
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In 1900, Leslie was merely 5 years old when when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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Carland, John (Oct 18, 1919 - May 9, 1990) Carland, Catherine (Jan 4, 1926 - Jul 3, 2005) Carland, Edward (Sep 5, 1927 - Jun 18, 2008) Carland, Edward (Jun 24, 1890 - Aug 1968) Carland, Shawnda (Sep 2, 1972 - Jun 8, 2006) Carland, William (May 22, 1924 - Jul 1979) Carland, John (Feb 1, 1915 - Jun 1959) Carland, John (Feb 10, 1890 - Jul 1966) Carland, Ada (Apr 3, 1892 - Jun 1978) Carland, Mabel (Jan 28, 1884 - Apr 1975)
Carland, Mabel (Apr 7, 1898 - Jul 1968) Carland, Henry (Oct 11, 1879 - Mar 1938) Carland, Hazel (Mar 25, 1906 - Jul 1971) Carland, Esther (Sep 18, 1898 - Mar 15, 1993) Carland, James (May 22, 1910 - Mar 28, 1996) Carland, Richard (Mar 12, 1916 - Oct 1983) Carland, Charlotte (Jan 14, 1910 - Sep 1986) Carland, Thomas (Jun 30, 1957 - May 24, 2001) Carland, Gladys (May 7, 1911 - Nov 23, 1998) Carland, Lucie (Dec 9, 1918 - Feb 7, 1998)
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