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Private Leslie JohnsonPrint Page 
12-August-2015
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque commemorates Private Leslie Johnson who was killed in action in France during World War One.
Mr and Mrs J. P. Johnson, of " Dartleigh," Colbinabbin, received the sad news from the Defence Department that their son, Private L. J. Johnson, had been killed in action in France on 21st February. The deceased soldier was 26 years of age, and was their second eldest son.
Murchison Advertiser and Murchison, Toolamba, Mooroopna and Dargalong Express, 23 March 1917.
Location
| Address: | Bendigo - Murchison Road & Andrews Road, St John`s Anglican Church, Colbinabbin, 3559 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.595815 Long: 144.746104 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-February-1917 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-February-1917 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MATo the glory of God and in memory of Leslie John Johnson
Private, 39th. Battalion, A.I.F.
Killed in action at Armentieres, in France,
21st February, 1917. Aged 26 years.
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
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