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BATH, Leslie Arthur

Service Number:	2567
Enlisted:	24 July 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF)
Born:	Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	North Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 16 June 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Inverleigh Cemetery
Memorials:	Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

24 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2567, Depot Battalion , Geelong, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2567, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2567, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
11 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2567, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
6 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, France
26 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion, France
27 Sep 1916:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, At "PETILLON" (Fromelles) on the night of 15 July 1916 this N.C.O went out under heavy shell fire, without first being ordered to do so, and mended the breaks in the telephone cable from Company Headquarters to Brigade Headquarters caused by shell fire. The bombardment again broke the wires later, and rather than allow another and younger signaller to undertake this hazardous duty, he again went out at great personal risk to his life and successfully located and mended the break.
26 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2567, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shell shock and SW abrasions to legs sustained near Lagnicourt. Evacuated to hospital (France). Never rejoined unit.
15 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF), Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Headquarters, 5 Coy, AIBD -- Le Havre, France
30 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF), AIBD, Le Havre, France
26 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2567, Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF), Discharge from service -- Demobilisation

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