Jeffries L.W. : Military and health.Enlisted: Captain 14 Oct 1914 - 1918
Military service: id 61944
LINKED MEDIA
Type of event
Specific terms.Military and health.Enlisted
Rank
Captain
Force or Unit
Field Ambulance
Sources
Other
Source Details free text
Verco, C. et al, Blood, Sweat and Fears : medical practitioners and medical students of South Australia who served in World War I, 2014
Start date
14 Oct 1914
End date
1918
Short description
L W Jeffries enlisted in the AIF and was first posted to 4 FdAmb and served in Gallipoli from the start to the end of that campaign.He was wounded, "red-tagged" as dead but survived by dint of his cigarette case in his shirt pocket. He was transferred to 50t battalion and promoted to major. He was awarded for conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty and was gazetted in 1916. He was later twice Mentioned in Despatches for his services in France & Belgium. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel . From January 1918 he was Deputy Assistant Director for Medical Service for AIF HQ in London.
