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Leonard CARTLEDGE

Regimental number2614
Place of birthSale, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLineman
AddressMcArthur Street, Sale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 4.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMr and Mrs W Cartledge, McArthur Street, Sale, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date12 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 1 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, chest), Melbourne, 12 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 April 1955
Age at death62
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARTLEDGE Leonard

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