Leonard Claus KESSELS MiD

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	3 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	Camel Corps
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 7 September 1891
Home Town:	Degilbo, North Burnett, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 6 July 1975, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 24
Memorials:	Biggenden Residents of Degilbo Shire War Memorial, Degilbo War Memorial

3 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Queensland
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
7 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Camel Corps, Cairo, Egypt (at own request)
2 Sep 1920:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches

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