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Leopold Martines NAVAS

Regimental number281
Place of birthUralga, Spain
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMelbourne GPO, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 5.5"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinFather, Boniface Navas, Santiago, Chili, South America
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date28 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Melbourne, 28 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 August 1929
Age at death48
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 4271), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, NAVAS Leopold Martines

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