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FRANKLIN, Leonard Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 448 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Original B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mirboo, Victoria, Australia, April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Rope worker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 2A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 448, 39th Infantry Battalion, Original B Company | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 448, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 448, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brother to 2118 Sergeant Leslie Roy Franklin M.M., 6th Battalion AIF, killed in action 10 August 1918.
Sons of Richard and Hannah Jane FRANKLIN, 12 Lobb Street, Brunswick, Victoria.
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