Leslie Arthur BATH DCM

BATH, Leslie Arthur

    Service Number: 2567
    Enlisted: 30 July 1915, Geelong, Vic.
    Last Rank: Company Sergeant Major
    Last Unit: AIF Depot
    Born: Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1887
    Home Town: Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Railway employee
    Memorials: Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    30 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2567, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
    27 Oct 1915: Involvement 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 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
    15 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2567, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    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, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), At Petillon on the night of 15 July during a heavy enemy bombardment.
    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, AIF Depot, Headquarters, 5 Coy, ADBD, Le Havre, France
    30 Jan 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, AIF Depot, AIBD, Le Havre, France
    26 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2567, AIF Depot, RTA 9 August 1919 for discharge (TPE).

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