Leonard Harold BRAND DCM

BRAND, Leonard Harold

    Service Number: 1362
    Enlisted: 23 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1899
    Home Town: Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Plumber
    Died: Natural causes, 19 June 1982, aged 83 years, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales
    Palm Court Wall Panel B, #02
    Memorials: Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Canterbury Public School War Memorial, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 19th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    15 Apr 1917: Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Accompanied by four men, he succeeded in capturing twelve prisoners. Later, although wounded, he again went out with two men and brought in nine more prisoners.'
    30 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Peter Phillip BRAND and Mary Ann nee BOND, Park Street, Canterbury, New South Wales

    Distinguished Conduct Medal

    'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Accompanied by four men, he succeeded in capturing twelve prisoners. Later, although wounded, he again went out with two men and brought in nine more prisoners.'
    Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
    Date: 4 October 1917

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