SENDEN, Leonard James
| Service Number: | 3030 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Beenleigh, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Beenleigh State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Coach painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium , 19 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 29), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beenleigh War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 3030, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 3030, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, He was awarded the Military Medal at Messines in June 1917 for bravery in the field. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on page 3378 at position 53 |
Logan Village Museum
Leonard was born Leonard James Von Senden. His mother Maria Johanna nee Von Senden (Mary) later married James Daniel McCloy and there were 3 further step children from this marriage.
He is remembered on Panel 29 on the Ypres Gate.
He was 4th Generation of the Von Senden family Pioneers of the District.
Submitted 7 March 2023 by Coralyn Cowin
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From 52nd Battalion AIF
Pte Leonard SENDEN was a coach painter and 20 when he enlisted in April 1916. He was on board HMAT A74 Marathon when it departed with the 7th Reinforcements to the 52nd Bn in October. Arriving in England on 9 January 1917, he went to Codford then proceeded to France in April. He was awarded the Military Medal at Messines in June 1917 for bravery in the field. At Broodseinde Ridge, he was buried by a shell explosion. When his mates dug him out, they found him sitting upright, with not a mark on him, but beyond help. He was buried on the battlefield. His body was never recovered or identified after the war.
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