| Regimental number | 1907 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| School | Boulder Central State School, Western Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 123 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R J Bath, 34 Rundle Street, South Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 86th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1907A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Place of burial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 105), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia. Parents: Thomas (d. 1 June 1916, aged 59) and Elizabeth Jane (d. 13 September 1925, aged 65) BATH, 'Dromore', Daves Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1751 Pte Henry Gresham BATH, 21st Bn, killed in action, 19-22 August 1916; 1786 Pte William BATH, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 July 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 11th Bn, Gallipoli, 16 June 1915. Wounded in action, 13 August 1915 (gun shot wound, leg), and admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and transferred to Mudros; transferred to England, 17 August 1915, and admitted to 5th London General Hospital (St Thomas), 30 August 1915. Returned to Egypt (date not recorded). Admitted to Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 8 April 1916; discharged to Quarantine Details, 12 April 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 5 days. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 29 April 1916; discharged, 20 May 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 23 days. Proceeded to England (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1916; taken on strength, 28th Bn, in the field, 30 October 1916, and allotted letter 'A' to regimental number. Found guilty, 12 December 1916, of neglect of duty in that he did not clean his ammunition: awarded 96 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 February 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 25 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 3 March 1917. Found guilty, 7 July 1917, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline in that he persisted in gambling after being warned for O.C.'s parade 2.30 pm, 1 July 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave to England, 20 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, Belgium, 3 October 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 29 October 1917 (gassed), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 29 October 1917, and admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne (gas shell 'W'). Died of gas poisoning, brocho-pneumonia, 6 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BATH Leslie |
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