Leonard William OUTRAM

OUTRAM, Leonard William

Service Number: 3391
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town: Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Petersham Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Coach Painter
Died: Died of wounds, 2nd General Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 4 August 1916
Cemetery: Manchester Southern Cemetery, England, United Kingdom
Plot number 350. His body was exhumed & re-interred in Grave No. 214, Section Q.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3391, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3391, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
4 Aug 1916: Involvement 3391, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3391 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-04

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Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook  “WW1 Australian War Graves in UK & Ireland”
 

Leonard William Outram was born at Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW in 1897 to parents William John & Louisa Outram (nee Malcolm).

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th July, 1915 as an 18 year old, single, Coach Painter from Oak Denem, Gibb Street, Croydon, NSW.

Private Leonard William Outram, Service number 3391, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2nd November, 1915 with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements.

On 16th February, 1916 Private Outram was taken on strength with 53rd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt.

He was promoted to Temporary Sergeant at Tel-el-Kebir on 16th March, 1916.

Temporary Sergeant Leonard Outram reverted back to the rank of Private on 8th May, 1916 while at Ismailia.

From 8th May, 1916 Private Outram was “to be Corporal & Acting Lance Sergeant”.

He proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) with 53rd Battalion from Alexandria on H.M.S. Royal George on 19th June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 28th June, 1916.

 

Acting Lance Sergeant Leonard William Outram was wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916. He was admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 20th July, 1916 with wounds to arm & leg then transferred by Ambulance Train. Acting Lance Sergeant Outram was admitted to No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Boulogne on 21st July, 1916. He was invalided to England on the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel on 23rd July, 1916 with bomb wounds to arm & leg.

On 24th July, 1916 Acting Lance Sergeant Outram was admitted to Military Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England with bomb wounds to right arm, right leg & compound fracture of right humerous – severe.

 

Lance Sergeant Leonard William Outram died on 4th August, 1916 at 2nd General Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England from wounds received in action in France.

He was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, Lancashire, England – originally in Plot number 350.  

A letter was sent to Mr W. J. Outram, “Tucckoi”, Irrara Street, Croydon, NSW, dated 29th May which reads:

“With reference to the report of the regrettable loss of your son, the late No.3391, Lance Sergeant L. W. Outram, 53rd Battalion, I am now in receipt of advice from Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, London, dated 21st February, 1919, as follows:-

·        “In the Southern Cemetery at Manchester there were buried in common graves nine deceased members of the Australian Imperial Force. The remains of these have now been exhumed from the common graves and in each case have been re-interred in separate single graves in virgin soil in a site specially set aside as an Australian plot. The work was successfully carried out last week under the supervision of a senior Non-commissioned Officer from these Headquarters, and the new graves have since been marked by the provision of the standard oak cross enamelled white with black lettering. Photographs of the new graves will be taken at an early date and sent to you for transmission to the next-of-kin.”   

            Your son is now buried in Grave No. 214, Section Q.”

 

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-southern.html

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