| Regimental number | 2666 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Engine cleaner |
| Address | Tamer Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.6 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Leadbitter, Tamer Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 18 months in Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 51st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 174 Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 10 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 December 1916; taken on strength, 51st Bn, in the field, 1 January 1917. Awarded Military Medal for bravery in the field, 8 May 1917. On leave to England, 23 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 5 October 1917. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 16 December 1917 (balinits: swollen penis glans); transferred to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 19 December 1917; to 39th General Hospital, Havre22 December 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 31 January 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease (syphilis): 47 days. Rejoined unit, in the field, 12 February 1918. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 21 February 1918 (balinitis), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 25 February 1918; discharged to Base Details, 3 March 1918 (non-venereal disease); rejoined unit, in the field, 8 April 1918. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Field Ambulance, 20 April 1918 (whitlow: inflammation of finger); discharged to duty, 4 May 1918; rejoined unit, 5 May 1918. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 16 June 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, and rejoined unit, 21 June 1918. Wounded in action, 20 August 1918 (gun shot wound, right hand), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train 23, 21 August 1918, and admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 22 August 1918; transferred to England, 23 August 1918, and admitted to 1st Birmingham war Hospital, 24 August 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 September 1918; discharged on furlough, 6 September 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 September 1918. Found guilty, 2 November 1918, of being absent without leave from 2359, 29 October, to 0800, 1 November 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 7 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 20 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 5 April 1919. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 71 |
| Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEADBITTER Thomas William |