BEAN, Leonard Joseph
| Service Number: | 2153 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmachinist |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 27 June 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 4N, Site No: 14 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2153, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2153, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2153, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2153, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Shrapnel Wound to left shoulder | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Wounded Private, 2153, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to forearm |
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Leonard Joseph Bean Born in Adelaide in June 1887. He was a Private in the 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement in World War I. For a living Leonard worked as a boot-machinist until he enlisted on the 29 September 1915 at the age of 28. At the time Leonard Bean was a married man and had a son. His Unit embarked from Adelaide on board the HMAT Miltiades on the 7th of February 1916. They joined the 8th brigade in Egypt and then were shipped to France in June 1916. On 16th July 1916 the Unit took position in the trenches. Three days later they took part in the battle of Fromelles. On the day of the attack Leonard Bean got a shrapnel wound to the shoulder. He returned to duty in November 1916, but a few weeks later was sent to England with trench foot. He took a long time to recover from this and only returned to duty with the 32nd Battalion in late october 1917, meaning he missed the fighting at Ypres.
On the 14th April 1918 he was shot in the forearm. After spending time recovering he was sent back to Australia on the 20th October 1918. Leonard Joseph Bean passed away on the 27th June 1940 at the age 53 in Australia.
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