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SAMES, Leonard (Leonard Henry Hatton)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 652 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Rupanyup, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bow, London, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rupanyup, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maryland Point, Stratford, London, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - left thigh, 1 General Hospital, Heliopolis Egypt, 7 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 93 Rev. S.A. Beveridge officiated Headstone inscription reads: Though the warrior's sun has set its light shall linger round us yet, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 652, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rupanyup, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 652, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 652, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 652, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound to the left thigh. Invalided to Cairo on 30 August 1915 aboard HS Formosa |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years
Son of Frederick William Sames and Lydia Sames of 13 Credon Road, Upton Park, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal