LAIDLAW L.J.
Given Names: Leonard James
Service Number: 326
Unit: 6th Battalion, C Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 21 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Labourer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5¾ In
Weight: 161 Lbs
Chest: 32 In
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 22/8/1914
Place: Richmond
Next of Kin: FATHER William Laidlaw
Edinburgh', 26 Union Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Essex
Embarked: 7/6/1918
Disembarked:
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 19/8/1918
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 9974
British War Medal: 1742
Victory Medal: 1741
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1893
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William LAIDLAW
Mother: Julia Annie KENNEDY
MARRIAGE
Year: 1922
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Winifred Gladys FLETCHER
DEATH
Date or Year: 23/2/1931
Place: East Melbourne, Victoria
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 1/5/1915; gun shot wound, head
Wounded in action 20/9/1917; gun shot wound, left hand
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Springvale Walls of Remembrance
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION