Leslie Leon Grant BLACK

Regimental number3254
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressHawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.1
Height6' 0"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Black, 9 Pine Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Senior Cadets; 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces, Victoria.
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 14 January 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Leslie Leon
Discharge date14 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of York', 14 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 14 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W17180.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BLACK Leslie Leon Grant