Leonard James WALDRON

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WALDRON, Leonard James

Service Number:	149
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, An original of A Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1892
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Cambridge Street State School, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Panel 30
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 149, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 149, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 149, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 149, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

It was reported in the newspapers of the day that Private Leonard James Waldron, aged 22 was the second son of Mrs. E. Waldron, 10 Cambridge street, Collingwood. His father, who died in August 1914, was an employee of the Collingwood City Council. Private Waldron enlisted in Ballarat, and was apparently a stretcher-bearer in the 8th Battalion at the front. He played with the Williamstown Football Club up to the time he left Melbourne for the war. According to his service file he was officially listed as having been killed between 25/29 April 1915 and buried close to the beach of the landing. His remains were never found after the war.

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