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, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 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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