Leonard Thomas
Name: Leonard Thomas Norsworthy
Service Number: 3884
Place of Birth: Forreston
Date of Birth: 12 August 1896
Place of Enlistment: Balhannah
Date of Enlistment: 16 July 1917
Age at Enlistment: 20 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Elizabeth Ann Norsworthy
Occupation: Nurseryman
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Leonard embarked with the 32nd Battalion on HMAT Aeneas on 30 October 1917. They disembarked at Devonport, England on 27 December and were stationed at Sutton Veny for further training prior to undertaking active service. Leonard did not get to join his unit when they were sent to France as he was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital Codford, England on 19 January 1918 with serious pneumonia. Army Base Records in Melbourne notified Leonard’s mother on 26 March. Due to the seriousness of his condition Leonard was transferred to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield then returned to Australia on the Karoola on 8 April 1918 and discharged on 19 July as medically unfit.
Submitted 23 October 2023
by christopher collins
