Service number | 5607 |
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Birth Date | 1900 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Adelong |
Death Date | 27/03/1917 |
Death Place | France |
Also known as | Frank Lenon |
Final Rank | Private |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Francis Albert Livingstone Lenon
Description
Private Francis Albert Livingstone Lenon (5607, 20th Battalion) was born in Adelong, NSW, in 1900. He enlisted as Frank Lenon on 8 March 1916, giving his occupation as glass blower. After joining his battalion in December 1916, Frank was employed as a stretcher bearer. Frank was killed in action near Bapaume on 27 March 1917, just two weeks after celebrating his 17th birthday in the trenches. Frank has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. Frank's brother, Private Hugh George Lenon, was wounded on Gallipoli and discharged, but re-enlisted after Frank's death and served with the 12th Light Horse Regiment in Egypt and Palestine.
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
Date of birth | 1900 | |
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Date of embarkation | 09/09/1916 | |
Date of enlistment | 08/03/1916 | |
Date of death | 27/03/1917 | |
Date of fate | 27/03/1917 |