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JANSEN, Leonard Joseph Redmond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1860 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tottenham, England, January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Francis De Sales, Tottenham, London, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst Citizens who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice Honour Roll, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1860, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1860, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1860, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1860, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1860 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-21 |
Personal Stories
Family
Leonard Joseph Janson was the second youngest of 16 children, and one of 7 brothers to fight in the war.
Submitted 6 May 2020 by Tracey Weller
Biography contributed by Tracey Weller
Leonard was the second youngest of 16 children; 14 boys and 2 girls. Seven of the boys served in the war.
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