KELLE, Leonard Jean
| Service Numbers: | 1784, 1542 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mononga, New South Wales, Australia, 29 August 1880 |
| Home Town: | Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lake Cargelligo State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carrier/Contractor/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wyong War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Jun 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left arm) | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1542, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1542 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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"...1542 Private Leonard Jean Kelle, 1st Battalion, of Wyong, NSW. A farrier before enlisting on 13 January 1915, Pte Kelle embarked on 10 April 1915 with the 4th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Argyllshire (A8). He joined the 1st Battalion at Gallipoli on 26 May 1915. Pte Kelle sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm on 11 June, and after recovering rejoined his unit on 27 June. He was with the 1st Battalion during the charge at Lone Pine on 6 August, 1915, after which he was declared Missing. Subsequent enquiries by the Australian Red Cross Society ascertained that Pte Kelle has been killed during the first day of fighting at Lone Pine. A court of enquiry convened in June 1916 declared him Killed in Action. He was reported to have been buried in the cemetery at Brown's Dip, but the exact location of his grave is not known. His name is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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