KITCHING, Leonard Ross
| Service Numbers: | Q28621, B4691 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Moreton |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 12 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Bundamba, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 2003, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 17 Mar 1941: | Involvement Q28621, RAN B4691 (3/6/43-17/5/46) | |
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| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, B4691, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 3 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B4691, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 17 May 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, HMAS Moreton | |
| 17 May 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B4691, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Leonard was the seventh of eight children of Joseph Charles Kitching (born 1872 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and Eliza Ann Tite (born 1882 in Warwickshire, England). Joseph arrived in Maryborough, QLD with his parents in January 1883 on board the Shenir, and Eliza arrived in Brisbane, QLD with her parents in September 1884 on board the Quetta. Joseph grew up in Maryborough, QLD and in 1899 was a Coal Miner at Bundanba in Ipswich, QLD when he married Eliza. George and Eliza settled at Bundanba to raise their family, and George worked as a Coal Miner.
Leonard was a Coal Miner at Bundanba, Ipswich and enlisted briefly in the Army in March 1941(Service No:Q28621) before enlisting in the RAN in June 1943. He served as a Stoker (Service No:B4691) on HMAS Cerberus, Bungaree and Moreton and was Dicharged in May 1946. Older brother William Edgar served in the Army (Service No:QX28834).
Leonard returned to Ipswich, QLD and worked as a Coal Miner. He died in 2003.
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