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Leslie Fooks LIBBIS

Regimental number9025
Date of birth19 August 1895
Place of birthPort Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCutter
Address24 Nelson Street, Coburg, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.4
Height5' 2.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Libbis, 24 Nelson Street, Coburg, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date24 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameInfantry Brigade 6,Field Ambulance 6, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date10 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917 (nursing staff); discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 10 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V83566.
Date of death19 January 1970
SourcesNAA: B884, LIBBIS Leslie Fooks

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