HALL, Leonard
| Service Number: | 52 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Guildford, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, 9 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Lake Brown, Mukinbudin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 24 February 1999, aged 101 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia RC Section Garden 9 0017 |
| Memorials: | Bugler from Burwood, Fremantle Trooper Leonard Francis Hall Memorial Tree, Nungarin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52, Guildford, Western Australia | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 52, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 52, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 52, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 7 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 27 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Eunice
Prior to departing Fremantle, in the crowd he gave the plume from his slouch hat to a girl who caught his eye and asked her to look after it whilst he was gone.
Upon his return from war, at the welcome home march, a voice from the crowd said "Excuse me, sir, would you like your plume back".
Her name was Eunice they later married and were together for 74 years until her death in 1995.
Submitted 2 November 2024 by Madison Hall-Staples
Biography
Enlisted at 17 but declared he was 19. His Service Record contains a letter signed by his Father giving his permission to enlist.
8 May 1915 embarked aboard 'Lutzon' at Alexandria
9 May 1915 Arrived Gallipoli
27 May 1915 returned to Alexandria with horses and three other members of the Machine Gun Section aboard 'Cameronian' (see letter in National Archive of Australia Service Record page 10)
Fortunately for Len and his three mates they were not present for the charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915, and Hill 60 on 29-30 August.
4 Sep 1915 returned to Gallipoli per HMAT Ascanius; disembarked 4 Sep 1915
Remained on Peninsula until the now famous silent evacuation December 1915.
Wounded in action (Bomb Wound) during the charge at Beersheeba 31 Oct 1917
Admitted to Hospital 14 September 1918.
Discharged on 14 October 1918 and to extended period of leave.
Returned to Australia 22 February 1919
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