Leonard Smith
Name Leonard Smith
Number Private 3639
Battalion 22nd Battalion
Place of Birth Northampton England
Next of Kin His father, William Henry Smith of Wonyip via Toora
Date and place of enlistment Melbourne 6/7/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 21 years and 3 months,
5’ 6”, 10 stone 3 pounds, brown eyes and dark brown hair,
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Date and place of death
He was missing in action on 26/8/1916. On the 26/11/1917 a Court of Enquiry declared he had been killed in action on 26/8/1916.
Location of grave or memorial
His name is on the memorial at Villers Bretonneux
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He enlisted in Leongatha
Military History
- 6/7/15 He enlisted in Leongatha
- 5/1/16 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Afric
- 14/3/16 He was allotted to the 24th Battalion at Zeitoun
- 20/3/16 He embarked Alexandria
- 27/3/16 He disembarked Marseilles
- He received 90 days detention sentence for being absent without leave.
- 17/8/16 He was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and his sentence was commuted to 60 days
- 26/8/16 He was missing in action
- 26/11/17 A Court of Enquiry declared he was killed in action on 26/8/16
- 27/11/16 Mary Smith of Toora was granted 30/- per fortnight
- The plaque waited in Wonyip for a while as his father had moved
- 3/12/22 His father received the plaque
- 13/2/23 His father received the Victory Medal
- Mrs. Eastham of Toora wrote to the army asking for any more information about the missing soldier Leonard Smith on behalf of his mother
- His family received his medals.
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