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STANFORD, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 541 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, England, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot X, Row B, Grave 18, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 541, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 541, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 541, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 13 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 541, 4th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shells wounds to the foot, buttocks, shoulder and back |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years
Son of Thomas Stanford of 27 North Parade, Horsham, Sussex, England; husband of Florence Louise (nee Gaze) Stanford. Thomas and Florence were married on the 11 January 1917 in the Epsom Registry Office by the Registrar A.E. Pearman
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Territorial Force Regiment