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Leonard Leslie GLUTH

Regimental number2154
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressTough Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs W. Gluth, Tough Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll7500
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 April 1916
Discharge date26 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, 8 September 1915, and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station (febrile); to Malta, 12 September 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Valetta; transferred to England, 8 October 1915, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 17 October 1915 (sick: severe); discharged to A&NZ Base, Weymouth, 25 February 1916.

Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Suevic', 22 April 1916 enteric fever); discharged, 26 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 7500 Leonard Leslie GLUTH for second period of service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, GLUTH Leonard Leslie

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