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ZUBRINICH, Leonard James
| Service Number: | 4789 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 26 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 25 March 1983, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Section: Catholic, Subsection CATH XC, Row 6, Grave 33 |
| Memorials: | Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4789 | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4789, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4789, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 4789 | |
| 10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 4789 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Name is shown as "ZUBRINTCH" on National Records
Born: 26 July 1894 in Port Pirie, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 547 Page: 419 District: Cla.)
Father John ZUBRINICH (b. 1862 - d. 15/12/1930 buried in Port Pirie Cemetery, SA) and
Mother Rose Zubrinich (nee GARMLEY b. 1863 - d. Sept 1949 in Port Pirie Cemetery, SA)
lived at 3 Chain Road, Port Pirie, SA
10/08/1884 married at St Luke Church, Port Pirie
Siblings:
John William ZUBRINICH (b: 5/3/1885 in Port Pirie, SA - d. 6/12/1953 Port Pirie, SA)
m. Catherine Lucy Murphy (b: 8/10/1885 in Northern Ireland)
m. 5/12/1906 in St Mark Church, Port Pirie, SA
Kate ZUBRINICH (b: 26/7/1886 in Port Pirie, SA)
m. Richard Haycock - 26/10/1904 in St Mark Church, Port Pirie, SA
Robert Emmett ZUBRINICH (b: 29/1/1888 in Port Germein, SA)
Susanah ZUBRINICH (b: 15/4/1889 in Port Pirie, SA - d. 3/12/1889 Port Pirie, SA)
Annie Maud ZUBRINICH (b: 14/9/1890 in Port Pirie, SA)
Thomas Leo ZUBRINICH (b: 9/7/1892 in Port Pirie, SA - d. 1/9/1965 Port Piries, SA)
Leonard James ZUBRINICH (b: 26/1894 in Port Pirie, SA)
m. Eveline Frances ___
Edward Malcolm ZUBRINICH (b: 29/4/1895 in Port Pirie, SA)
m. Emma Bendicta Johanson - 22/5/1919 in Port Pirie, SA
Stanley ZUBRINICH (b: 28/10/1896 in Port Pirie, SA - d. 10/5/1897 Port Pirie, SA)
Michael Valentine ZUBRINICH (b: 10/9/1899 in Port Pirie, SA)
m. Minnie Doris Brusnahan b: 1887 - d. Dec 1932
Maurice Joseph ZUBRINICH (b: 21/11/1900 in Hd Of Pirie, SA - d. 8/4/1953 Port Piries, SA)
m. Violet Mary Johansen (b: 1899) - m. 28/1/1919 in Dis of Clare, SA
Phyllis Kathleen Zubrinich (b. 6/3/1909 Port Pirie, SA)
m. Reginald Horace Burt (b: 1907 in Port Pirie, SA) - m. 7/9/1936 in Port Pirie, SA
Previous service:
4.5 years with Citizen Forces
Described on enlisting as 21 years 6 months old; 5' 5 3/4" tall; 140 lbs;
fresh complexion; grey eyes; auburn hair; Roman Catholic
25/01/1916 enlisted
11/04/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, SA onboard HMAT Aeneas A60
as a Private with 27th Infantry Battalion, 12th reinforcements
28/07/1916 appointed to Farrier in France
29/07/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Folkestone, England
29/7/1916 disembarked into Boulogne, France
12/08/1916 proceeded to the front, ex Etaples, France
12/11/1917 detached to 4th Battalion from 1st Australian Division Train, France
25/06/1918 promoted to Corporal in France
01/11/1918 promoted to Temporary Farrier, Staff Sergeant
05/07/1919 returned to Australia onboard Port Melbourne, ex England
18/08/1919 disembarked into Australia
10/10/1919 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (12536) and Victory medal (12383)
25/03/1983 passed away
buried in: Broken Hill Cemetery, Broken Hill, NSW
Section: Catholic, Subsection CATH XC, Row 6, Grave 33
Wife: Eveline Frances Zubrinich died 24/10/1988
buried with Leonard in Broken Hill Cemetery
Section: Catholic, Subsection CATH XC, Row 6, Grave 33
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/12/2016. Lest we forget.