| Regimental number | 2722 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Shipsters Road, Kensington Park, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emmie Parham, Shipsters Road, Kensington Park, South Australia |
| Previous military service | 79th Senior Caders (12 months) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emmie Helen PARHAM |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Gallipoli, Egypt, England. Taken on strength of 10th Bn, Mudros, 25 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915. Admitted to No 1 Field Ambulance, 'B' Section, Serapeum, 28 February 1916 (epilepsy), and transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Serapeum, the same day; discharged, and rejoin unit, 7 March 1916. Evacuated to hospital, 13 March 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 15 March 1916 (epilepsy); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 16 March 1916; to Overseas Base, Giza, 6 April 1916 (laryngitis); discharged to duty, 8 April 1916 (gastritis). Marched into 3rd Training Bde, Tel el Kebir, 18 April 1916. Admitted to General Hospital, Devonport, England, 12 June 1916; discharged to Tidworth, 21 June 1916. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 7 September 1916, from 3rd Training Bn. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 September 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Ajana', 17 October 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 8 December 1916; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit: epilepsy), 17 January 1917. Total war service: 1 year 272 days (of which 1 year 102 days was abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PARHAM Leonard Henry |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
