Regimental number | 6689 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 138.25 lbs |
Next of kin | Guardian, Mrs Gray, State Children's Department, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Magill, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Leslie George |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Alice Adelaide SMITH. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 8 November 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 29 December 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 22 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Leslie George Howard |