| Regimental number | 2686 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Yass, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Pritchard Street, Yass, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Catherine Smith, Pritchard Street, Yass, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 55th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4176A Driver James Valentine LEONARD, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 5 november 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; found guilty while at sea, of breaking ship breaking ship and being in town without a pass: awarded 96 hours' detention and fined £1.0.0; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916. Found guilty, Hurdcott, 4 December 1916, of being absent without leave, midnight, 30 November 1916, to noon, 1 December 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; taken on strength, 55th Bn, 8 February 1917. Wounded in action, 2 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right leg), and admitted to 9th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred by Ambulance Train, 3 April 1917, to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, and admitted, 4 April 1917. Invalided to England, 6 April 1917, and admitted same day to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich. Discharged on furlough, 4 May 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 19 May 1917. Found guilty, 30 May 1917, of at Wareham being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 19 May, to 8.30 pm, 29 May 1917: awarded 11 days' detention, and forfeited a total of 24 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 9 June 1917; discharged, 1 November 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 146 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 1 November 1917 (debility); discharged, 10 November 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 27 November 1917; discharged, 30 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 March 1918; rejoined 55th Bn in the field, 10 March 1918. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 November 1918 (broncho-pneumonia), and transferred same day to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville; transferred to England, 28 February 1919, and admitted to Bethnal Green Military Hospital, London, 2 March 1919. Absent without leave from hospital, 5 March 1919; apprehended, 10 March 1919. Found guilty, 13 March 1919, of whilst a patient in Bethnal Green Military Hospital absenting himself without leave from 1800, 5 March 1919, until apprehended by Australian Provost Corps, 2000, 10 March 1919: awarded forfeiture of all privileges for the remainder of his time in Bethnal Green Military Hospital. Transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 14 March 1919; discharged on furlough, 17 March 1919, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 10 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 June 1919; discharged, Sydney, 9 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
