| Regimental number | 2022 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 61 Barkly Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 4.25" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs. C. Reiffel, 61 Barkly Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Discharged in the United Kingdom |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 7th Bn, Gallipoli, 10 July 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Lemnos, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to and taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Found guilty, 12 June 1916, of being absent without leave, 7 June 1916: awarded 20 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, france, 29 June 1916. On leave to England, 9 January 1917. Found guilty, 20 January 1917, of (1) refusing to show leave pass to Military Police in England; (2) striking a Military Policeman; (3) using insulting language: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2. Rejoined Bn from leave (under escort), 8 February 1917. Found guilty, Field General Court Martial, 4 November 1917, of stealing goods the property of a conrade: awarded 90 days' Field Punishment No 1; sentence commuted to 90 days' Field Punishment No 2. Marched in to No 1 AnzacField Punishment Compound, 8 November 1917. Rejoined unit, in the field, 2 February 1918. Absent without leave, and declared an Illegal Absentee, 18 April 1918; apprehended, 11 July 1918; rejoined unit, 19 July 1918. Escaped from custody, and declared an Illegal Absentee, 19 July 1918. Apprehended, 6 December 1918. Trial on charge of being absent without leave, 18 April-11 July 1918, and 19 July-6 December 1918, dispensed with: soldier to forfeit pay for periods of absence without leave. Admitted to hospital, 6 December 1918 (venereal disease); discharged from hospital (total period of treatment for venereal disease: 104 days), 21 March 1919, and sent to Safe Custody Compound. Found guilty, Field General Court Martial, Rouen, 14 April 1919, of committing a Civil Offence, stealing: awarded 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour. Admitted to prison, Rouen, 3 May 1919. Escaped custody, and declared an Illegal Absentee, 12 May 1919. Reported in London, 1 April 1920, and discharged (demobilised) as from 26 June 1919; unexpired portion of sentence remitted as from 12 May 1919. Automatically forfeited entitlement to war medals ('in consequence of the unsatisfactory nature of his services as a member of the A.I.F.'). |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, REIFFEL Leslie Charles |
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