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Leslie Thomas JOBSON

Regimental number6925
Place of birthCranbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPhotographer
AddressStanthorpe, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 9.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Muriel Ethel Jobson, Stanthorpe, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 April 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 June 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1919
Discharge date18 March 1918
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Persic', 21 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 12 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Brisbane, 18 March 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death15 June 1953
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, JOBSON Leslie Thomas

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