Leonard Thomas SMALLMAN

Regimental number28741
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.7
Height5' 7.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Smallman, 375 Auburn Road, Auburn, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; thereafter lived in Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme.
Enlistment date20 May 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 25, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/135/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 23 June 1919
Discharge date3 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 4 November 1917 (gas attack).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orita', 23 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 3 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 February 1976
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, SMALLMAN Leonard Thomas