SELMON, Leonard
| Service Number: | 709 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 August 1914, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 May 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 709, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 709, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 709, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Phyliss Street, South Lismore, NSW
Son of Clarence James Selmon and Ellen Jane Selmon of 'Myona', Rocky Point Road, Sans Sauci, Sydney, NSW. Brother of Jessie E. Selmon and Millie Selmon
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War, Medal. Victory Medal
Also served with the NSW Irish Rifles for about 2 years
At the time of enlistment he was employed by the NSW Government Railways
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Leonard SELMON (Service Number 709) was born on 3rd July 1892 in Kogarah. He began working in the Railways on 21st September 1908 as a probationer in the Traffic Branch. On 26th December 1911, he resigned. However, a year later he was re-employed. He began his new position as a junior porter in Lismore on 18th December 1912. After another year and a half of working for the Railways, he was released from duty to join the AIF. He enlisted on 23rd August 1914 and was 22 at the time.
He embarked from Brisbane on 24th September 1914 on SS ‘Omrah’. He probably landed on Gallipoli on Anzac Day and some documents show him as being missing in action from that date.
The official Report of Death records that he died on 29th May 1915 at Gaba Tepe (although he may have died earlier).
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli, Turkey.
Following his death, his mother was sent the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal to commemorate her son’s service.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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