Regimental number | 18 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. A.J. Bryson, Auburn Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 43rd (Werriwa) Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10131 Driver Stanley Farquhar Arnott BRYSON, 2nd Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitted to 26th Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Cove, 18 July 1915 (influenza); transferred same day to HS 'Clacton'; returned to duty, 30 July 1915. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 20 September 1915 (diarrhoea and debility); transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and then to HS 'Guildford Castle'; admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 25 September 1915; transferred to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 October 1915 (debility and nerve shock); to Luxor Convalescent Depot, 24 November 1915; discharged, 21 December 1915. Reverted to the ranks at own request, 17 January 1916. Found guilty, 16 October 1916, of being absent without leave from 8 am parade, 15 October: forfeited 1 day's pay. Transferred to 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Hassaniya, 1 February 1917. Appointed Signaller Corporal, 1 February 1917. Admitted to Rest Camp, El Marakeb, 17 May 1917 (septic sores, hand); transferred to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Deir el Belah, 25 May 1917; to 54th Caualty Clearing Station, 25 May 1917 (ulcer, hands); to Hospital Train, 26 May 1917, and admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish (gastritis); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, 29 May 1917 (gastritis)l to Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 9 June 1917 (diarrhoea); taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 27 June 1917. Rejoined 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, 20 July 1917. Detached to Cadet School, Zeitoun, 29 July 1918; appointed Cadet, 1 August 1918. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 1 January 1919 (commssion to date from 8 January 1919 for the purposes of pay). Promoted Lieutenant, 2 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Dunluce Castle', 17 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 30 August 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 29 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRYSON Leslie Arthur |