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STANFORD, Leonard George

Service Number:	6337
Enlisted:	10 April 1916, Warrnambool, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tyrendarra, Victoria, Australia, 31 March 1886
Home Town:	Tyrendarra, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Narrawong East State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 May 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 29,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tyrendarra Enlistments Great War Honour Roll, Tyrendarra Narrawong East State School No 2807 Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

10 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, Warrnambool, Vic.
11 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
11 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
20 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France
4 May 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 6337, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6337 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-04

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