Leonard Charles SHELTON

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SHELTON, Leonard Charles

Service Number:	4360
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

World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4360, 12th Infantry Battalion
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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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Leonard Charles SHELTON was born in Avoca, Tasmania on 13th September, 1892

His parents were Charles SHELTON & Lucy Ann FREEMAN

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