LEHMANN, Sydney Lawrence
| Service Number: | 4213 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lobethal South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 5 August 1954, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 3, Site No: 45 |
| Memorials: | Houghton War Memorial, Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4213, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4213, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Sydney Lawrence Lehmann
Name: Sydney Laurence Lehmann
Service Number: 4213
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 26 September 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 13 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 11 months
Next of Kin: Aunt, Mary Day
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Sydney left Adelaide on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916 and was sent to France with the 10th Battalion as a Driver on 7 May. He transferred to the 50th Battalion on 29 February. On 5 November Sydney was admitted to Eastbourne Military Hospital, England suffering from mild valvular heart disease. As a result he was returned to Australia from Devonport, England on the Beltana on 17 March 1917 and was discharged as medically unfit on 22 June.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
On the 13th of August 1915, at the age of 21, Lehmann enlisted into the war. He was commenced in the 10th Battalion & 13th Reinforcement. This unit embarked from Adelaide, on board HMAT A30 Borda on the 11th of January 1916.
Lehman was hospitalised with Influenza from 7/3/16 - 11/3/16. He was appointed as a driver on 6/5/1916. He was once again sent to hospital in November 1916 with Vulvular Disease of the heart. During 1917 he found himself in trouble several times. He was detained for 168 hours after breaking into camp in February 1917. He was sent back to Australia 17/3/1917 due to his poor health and was hospitalised. He was then punished for going AWL twice on 21/5/1917 and was lost 7 days pay and then again 5/6/17 and lost 1 days pay.
He was discharged 22/6/1917.
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