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SHELTON, Leonard Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4360 |
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Enlisted: | 15 September 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Avoca, Tasmania, Australia, 13 September 1892 |
Home Town: | Avoca, Pyrenees, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 September 1917, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 17, Enclosure No. 4, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4360, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4360, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4360, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4360, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
9 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
19 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4360, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4360 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leonard Charles SHELTON was born in Avoca, Tasmania on 13th September, 1892
His parents were Charles SHELTON & Lucy Ann FREEMAN