RETCHFORD L.C.
Given Names: Leonard Charles
Service Number: 1113
Unit: Australian Flying Corps, No 4 Squadron, 2nd reinforcements
Rank: Acting Corporal
Paybook Number: 210384
Age: 18 Yrs
Occupation: Signwriter
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8¾ In
Weight: 118 Lbs
Chest: 31-34 In
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 18/9/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Ernest Retchford
37 Belmont Avenue, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 17/1/1917
Port: Melbourne
Ship: RMS Omrah
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Orontes
Embarked: 15/5/1919
Disembarked: 23/6/1919
Unit: Australian Flying Corps
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Discharge Date: 7/8/1919
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 62866
Victory Medal: Not earned
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 3/9/1898
Place: Auburn, Victoria
Father: Ernest RETCHFORD
Mother: Eva JENKINSON
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year: 6/7/1964
Place: Warrandyte, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Auburn State School
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V364506
Date Enlisted: 31/12/1941
Date Discharged: 30/1/1944
COMMENTS