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Leslie Thomas Markham ADAMS

Regimental number2518
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
OccupationRailway porter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Smart Adams, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 October 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1919
Discharge date2 December 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Reported missing in action, France, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported Prisoner of War, Germany.

Repatriated to England, 6 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Indorra', 12 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 2 December 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAMS Leslie Thomas Markham

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