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Leonard JACKSON

Regimental number362
Date of birth27 September 1891
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBank manager
AddressIpswich, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Minnie Jackson, Flint Street, North Ipswich, Queensland
Enlistment date22 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Discharge date9 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Queensland; appointment terminated (discharged), 9 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 31 March 1942; discharged, 22 October 1945, as Q227434 Captain, 9th Bn, Volunteer Defence Corps (Queensland).
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Ipswich, Tasmania.
SourcesNAA: B2455, JACKSON Leonard

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