Unit: Artillery
Promotion date: 12 March 1916

Unit: 1st Division Artillery
Promotion date: 15 June 1916

Gallantry and devotion to duty on 18-20 July 1917 in extinguishing fire near ammunition dump.
Recommendation date: 6 August 1917

'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He extinguished a fire and saveed some ammunition at great personal risk. later, with a bombardier he extricated a buried man, working for fifteen minutes under very heavy fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an intense bombardment of his battery position a stack of howitzer charges was set alight. With great promptitude and coolness he ran over an pulled away the burning boxes, beating out the fire with his gas helmet, and thus saving any further damage. Although his hands were severely burnt, he remained on duty, setting a splendid example of pluck and devotion to all ranks.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76
Date: 23 May 1918

Regimental number	1316
Date of birth	23 September 1893
Place of birth	Leongatha, Victoria
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Fernshade, Leongatha, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	21
Height	5' 7.5"
Weight	174 lbs
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Mary E Gwyther, Fernshade, Leongatha, Victoria
Previous military service	Served for 4.5 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date	20 August 1914
Place of enlistment	Broadmedows, Victoria
Rank on enlistment	Bombardier
Unit name	Field Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number	13/30/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A27 Southern on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: Artillery Promotion date: 12 March 1916 Lieutenant Unit: 1st Division Artillery Promotion date: 15 June 1916
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Bar to Military Cross Gallantry and devotion to duty on 18-20 July 1917 in extinguishing fire near ammunition dump. Recommendation date: 6 August 1917
Fate	Returned to Australia 13 March 1918
Medals	Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He extinguished a fire and saveed some ammunition at great personal risk. later, with a bombardier he extricated a buried man, working for fifteen minutes under very heavy fire.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: 29 June 1917 Bar to Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an intense bombardment of his battery position a stack of howitzer charges was set alight. With great promptitude and coolness he ran over an pulled away the burning boxes, beating out the fire with his gas helmet, and thus saving any further damage. Although his hands were severely burnt, he remained on duty, setting a splendid example of pluck and devotion to all ranks.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 Date: 23 May 1918
Discharge date	6 July 1918
Family/military connections	Brothers: 648 Sapper Erle Cawdor GWYTHER, 1st Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 27 January 1919; 9570 Sergeant Rhyl Pembroke GWYTHER, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919.
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Belgium, 31 July 1917 (gun shot wound, head, left shoulder). Wounded in action (second occasion), 9 November 1917 (gassed). Commenced return to Australia, 13 March 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), 6 July 1918. Medals: Military Cross & Bar, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: Service No V144758.
Date of death	30 September 1949
Age at death	57
Place of burial	Victorian Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Victoria
Sources	NAA: B2455, GWYTHER Leo Tennyson

Leo Tennyson GWYTHER