Historical information

James Leonard Woodroffe Sharland No 18455 a Medical Student when he enlisted on 2.2.17 aged 18 years 3 months in Army Medical Corp Reinforcements attached to No 2 Australian General Hospital. Embarked for Suez 21.11.17 and then England disembarking 31.12.17. Hospital 23.2.18 with Abcess, hospital 20.5.18 with Mumps, again on 11.9.18 with Influenza then Nephritis on 29.10.18. Discharged from the AIF on 11.3.19.

Physical description

.1) Medals, court mounted, set of (2) re J.L.W Sharland.
1. War Medal 1914-19.
2. Victory Medal.
.2) Medals, miniatures, brass plate mounted, set of (2) re J.L.W Sharland. Same as .1)
.3) Identity disc, round, pressed fibre board, brown colour with small hole.
.4) Badge, Rising Sun lapel, pressed blackened brass, rising sun, crown centre, under scroll with "Commonwealth Military Forces".
.5) Badge, "AUSTRALIA", blackened brass, curved shape.
.6) Same as .5).

Inscriptions & markings

.1) "18455 Pte J.L.W Sharland 2 AGH. AIF"
.3) "18455 J Sharland 2 AGH Pres"