Regimental number | l00 |
Place of birth | Laura, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Stockman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Bills, Sunnyside, Laura, South Australia |
Previous military service | Member of the Laura Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 593 Pte Irvine Maynard BILLS, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli), 16 May 1915. Wounded in action, 12 August 1915 (bomb, back); evacuated to Imbros, 22 August 1915; to Mudros, 27 October 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 10 January 1916. Attached to Imperial Camel Corps, 9 July 1916. Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 31 March 1917 (boils); discharged to duty, 8 April 1917. Transferred to 3rd Anzac Bn, Imperial Camel Brigade, 20 August 1917. Admitted to hospital, 19 October 1917 (scabies); discharged to AIF Headquarters, Abbassia, 28 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Tafua' from Suez, 28 December 1917; disembarked, 30 January 1918; discharged at own request (family reasons), 14 February 1918. Total war service: 3 years 154 days (of which 2 years 364 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BILLS Raymond Leslie |