MOSS, Leonard
| Service Number: | 384 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1915, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fareham, England, June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (endocarditis), Rosemount Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 27 December 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Murwillumbah Banner Street Memorial Park Plot: C.E. (GRM/4*), Murwillumbah Old Cemetery, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 384, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 384, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 384, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 384, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 384, 26th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Shell wound (right arm) | |
| 20 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 384, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Dec 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 384, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 384 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1919-12-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
Sergeant Leonard Moss M.M. was one of three war graves (WWI), interned at the Murwillumbah Old Cemetery which has been turned into a public park as from 1 April 1977, now named, Murwillumbah Sacred Park. The graves were private family graves and maintained by the families. The headstones have been removed and they are now alternatively commemorated on a plaque.
Sergeant Leonard Moss M.M. is also commemorated at the Queensland Garden of Remembrance, Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland.
'COUNTRY NEWS.
MURWILLUMBAH.— The funeral of Sergeant L. R. Moss. M.M., who died in Rosemont Military Hospital on Saturday, was largely attended. He was buried with full military honors. Deceased was one of a family of seven sons who all participated in the war. One brother was lost in the sinking of the cruiser Hawke. Moss was wounded and gassed in the last stages of the war, and this, with heart affection was responsible for his death.' from The Daily Telegraph 31 Dec 1919 (nla.gov.au)
'MEMORIAL SERVICE.
To Late Sergt. L. R. Moss, M.M.
A memorial service to the late Sergt. Len. Moss, - M.M., held at All Saints' Church of England, Murwillumbah, last night, was attended by a large congregation. Included in the latter were two brothers of deceased, Messrs. Don. Moss and Will. Moss, and a number of returned men. The pulpit and honor boards were draped with the Union Jack and the Commonwealth Flag.
Prayers were offered by the officiating minister, Rev. H. P. Lomas, for the relatives and friends of the deceased soldier. The subject of the sermon was "Quit you like men. Be strong." The preacher remarked that they were not there to speak of that which the late Sergt. Moss had done, but only to pay respect that was due to him for having done his duty. During the service Bugler C. French sounded the "Last Post," and after the Benediction the Band played the Dead March in Saul.' from Tweed Daily 5 Jan 1920 (nla.gov.au)
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