| Regimental number | 6796 |
| Place of birth | Middle Park Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | 'Glencoe', Homebush Crescent, Homebush, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Jane Leyshon, 'Glencoe,' Homebush Crescent, Homebush, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 40th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1, Reinforcement 15 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Work at Villers-Bretonneux on 6th & 7th August 1918.' |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Charles Herbert Leyshon on NR |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On the 6th August, 1918 and 7th August, 1918 at VILLERS BRETONNEUX near AMIENS, this N.C.O. and Sapper [6261 A.V. Sims and Leyshon] were two of a party manning a forward exchange. The lines from this exchange to batteries passed through a heavily shelled area. Both these men showed an utter disregard for personal safety and by continually patrolling and mending lines day and night, thereby enabling most satisfactory communications to be maintained to the batteries and information of artillery importance to be transmitted to Headquarters prior to Zero Hour.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
