SEABORN, Leslie Watson Saunderson
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 21 March 1877 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1931, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Saint Saviours Anglican Cemetery, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Yeoval NSW Solicitors in WWI Honour Roll |
Biography contributed by Michael Silver
Leslie Watson Saunderson Seaborn, M.C., a Sydney solicitor, who was prominent in athletic circles in former years, and won distinction at the war, died on Tuesday night, 12 May 1931 after a short illness. He was 54 years of age.
Born at Young, Leslie Seaborn was the son of the late Rev. Frederick Hanson Seaborn. He was educated at Goulburn and at the Sydney Grammar School, and was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1906. For 22 years he was a member of the legal firm of Messrs. Garland, Seaborn, and Abbott.
As a young man, Leslie Seaborn was a member of the Sydney University Rugby Union Football Club, and, as a forward, represented New South Wales in 1907 in Sydney and in Western Australia. For a long period he was a member of the committee of the New South Wales Rugby Union, and he was a former vlce-presldent.
With Lieutenant Austin Diamond, Lieutenant Seaborn organised the Sportsmen's Battalion in 1915. He served with the 19th Battalion in the war. He was awarded the Military Cross.
After the Armistice, Captain Seaborn was prominently associated with the organisation of sport in the A.I.F. He acted as manager of the A.I.F. Rugby fifteen which he organised with Major F. W. Matthews. The team toured the United Kingdom. On his return to Australia, Leslie Seaborn became closely associated with returned soldier activities. He was also a member of the Imperial Service Club and of the Australian Club, and was a Freemason. One of his chief hobbles was the study of Napoleonic history, and among his treasured possessions was a Napoleonic clock. He was survived by Mrs. Seaborn (formerly Miss Ruby Broughton) and a son and daughter.
His remains were placed in the family vault at Goulburn after a service in the Goulburn Cathedral.
Reference:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16777592
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