Regimental number | 686 |
Place of birth | Cooktown, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Charlotte Street, Cooktown, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Esther Margaret Lakeland, Charlotte Street, Cooktown, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 686B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 'Killed in action, 23 July 1918'. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 3 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wounds, both thighs), Brisbane, 23 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cairns Civil Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LAKELAND Leo Percy |