SMITH L.H.

Given Names:  Leslie Hamilton

Service Number:  4442

Unit:  Field Artillery Brigade 2, 6th reinforcements                                                             

Rank:  Gunner 

Paybook Number:  81013

Age:  19 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Warehouseman                                                                                          

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9¾ In                  

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  34½-37 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  21/5/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Paterson Smith

Burrandie', 24 Barrington Avenue, Kew, Victoria                                                                

Embarkation Date:  18/6/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Berrima A35

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Borda    

Embarked:  11/5/1919                               

Disembarked:  27/6/1919

Unit:  3rd Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                     

Rank:  Captain

Discharge Date:  13/1/1920                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  2068

British War Medal:  18089

Victory Medal:  1959

Other:    Military Cross

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1895

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  George Paterson SMITH             

Mother:  Helen Caldwell WILLIAM

MARRIAGE

Year:  1933     

Place:             

Spouse: Dorothy REGAN

DEATH

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SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 19/10/1917; gun shot wound, right thigh

Served in Gallipoli

Military Cross gazetted 16/8/1917, for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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