Leonard Smith

Name   Leonard Smith

Number     Private 3639

Battalion      22^nd 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 24^th 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 22^nd 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.