Leslie
Rupert
Fagan
Born in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Fagan
and Emma Matilda (High) Fagan
Brother of
Haidee Linda (Fagan) Roughley, Dorothy M Fagan, Huldah Bessie Mugford Fagan, Cecil David Fagan, Ida Doris Fagan and Bruce Ronald Fagan
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 25
in Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, France
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2013
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Biography
Leslie Fagan was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
Leslie Fagan is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Private Leslie Fagan served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 17 Jun 1916
Unit(s): 18th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 23 Apr 1917
Service started: 17 Jun 1916
Unit(s): 18th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 23 Apr 1917
Private Leslie Fagan Died of wounds 23 April 1917 during World War I.
Leslie was born in Parramatta in 1891. His parents were Samuel Fagan and Emma Matilda High. [1]
Leslie Rupert Fagan served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War 1. His enlistment date was 17 Jun 1916. His address when he enlisted was Sydney, New South Wales. His occupation when he enlisted was Orchardist. His unit was: 18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement. His rank was Private. Died of wounds 23 April 1917, Bullecourt, France. [2]
He was buried in the Saint-Sever Cemetery Extension, Le Grand-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime. [3] He is also commemorated in the Dural Uniting Cemetery, Dural, The Hills Shire, New South Wales. [4] His name is listed on the Galston Cenotaph. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 04 Jan 2022), Index entry for FAGAN LESLIE R; Parents: SAMUEL & EMMA M; District: CENTRAL CUMBERLAND; Registration Number: 10609/1891
- ↑ World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Leslie Rupert FAGAN for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 6068; Rank: Private; Unit: 18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement; Enlistment Date: 17 Jun 1916; Died of wounds 23 April 1917 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 09 Jan 2023
- ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Pvt Leslie Rupert Fagan; Born: 1891 Castle Hill, New South Wales; Died: 23 Apr 1917 Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; Cemetery: Saint-Sever Cemetery Extension, Le Grand-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime; Find A Grave: Memorial #56261781; maintained by: nettlyne; created by: War Graves; accessed: 09 Jan 2023
- ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Leslie Rupert Fagan; Born: 1892; Died: 23 Apr 1917 France; Cemetery: Dural Uniting Cemetery, Dural, The Hills Shire, New South Wales; Find A Grave: Memorial #162372507; maintained by: Red; created by: Stombell; accessed: 09 Jan 2023
- ↑ The Dural and District Historical Society, Dooral Roundup, May 2016, p28
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leslie by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leslie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leslie by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leslie:
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~3.91%
Robert Waddell
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SY6412587 [compare], Ancestry member ranelagh42
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~1.56%
Sean Bowen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A011382 [compare], Ancestry member Sbowie70
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