Leonard Alexander BUCHANAN

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BUCHANAN, Leonard Alexander

Service Number:	1910
Enlisted:	8 February 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bexhill, New South Wales, Australia, 6 August 1896
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bexhill Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 29 August 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 14.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Nimbin District War Memorial

World War 1 Service

8 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1910, 15th Infantry Battalion
16 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1910, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1910, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
29 Aug 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1910, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1910 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-29

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Leonard Buchanan enlisted the same day as his older brother Donald Spencer Buchanan, both posted to the 15th Battalion AIF. They were the sons of Samuel Alexander and Emily Mosley Buchanan, of Lismore, New South Wales.

Leonard and Donald both arrived on Gallipoli on 16 June 1915. Leonard was evacuated sick in late July and while absent Donald was killed in action near Hill 60 during late August.

Leonard was sent to the Western Front with his unit and was mortally wounded during very heavy fighting at Mouquet Farm on the 28 August 1916. A bullet had fractured his skull and he died of wounds the next day, almost 12 months to the day after his brother had died on Gallipoli.

His parents at least received his effects, medals, and photographs of his grave in the Puchevillers British Cemetery. He was only 20 years of age.

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