Leonard George Morgan

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	Armadale, Western Australia
Death	25 Sep 1959, aged 63
Place of Death	Maylands, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	19 years, 5 months
Description	5' 5½" (1.66m) tall; weight 115 lbs (52.2 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair.
Occupation	railway porter
Religion	Church of England
Address	Armadal, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr William Reid Morgan
Military Information
Reg Number	2677
Date of Enlistment	12 Mar 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	51st Battalion, 6th Reinforcment / 13th Brigade, 4th Division
Date of Embarkation	13 Oct 1916 - 2 Dec 1916
Ship Embarked On	[][HMAT A23 Suffolk]]
Date of Return	22 Jan 1920 - 28 Feb 1920
Ship Returned On	SS Freidrichsruh
Fate	Wounded in Action 26 Aug 1917 in Ypres salient Returned to Australia
Monument	Armadale (West Armadale panel)
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Soon after enlisting he spent two months at Signals school, before being assigned to the 6th reinforcement draft for the 51st Battalion.

On arrival in the UK, he spent Christmas in England before heading for France on the HMT Princess Victoria out of Folkestone.

Taken on strength by the 51st Battalion on 28 Jan 1917 which was then in reserve trenches at Flers preparatory to spending time in the front line at that location. His unit carried out an attack near Longatte to the east of Bullecourt on 2 Apr 1917 and then had a supporting role during 1st Bullecourt. They were then rested west of Bapaume.

Back in the line by 7 Jun 1917 they participated in the attack on Messines Ridge from 7 - 12 Jun 1917, being the Brigade Reserve for the action. In July they again spend a few days in the front line, and again in August, this time in the Wulverghen and Kemmel Sectors. This was when (26 Aug 1917) Leonard was caught by artillery fire while part of a working party. Ten other men from his unit were killed and another 24 wounded. Leonard's wounds were described as GSW left of Back - mild.

On 30 Aug 1917 Leonard was evacuated via the 4th Australian Field Ambulance; 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and the 18th General Hospital in Camiers, and transported to the UK by HMHS St David before being admitted to the County of Middlesex War Hospital in Napsbury.

In Jan 1918 he spent time in the 4th Division Signal School at Codford in England before returning to France on 1 Apr 1918.

In Dec 1918 Leonard was ill with influenza, spending time in hospital at Le Havre. On 12 Mar 1919 Leonard was transferred to the Australian Pay Corps until he returned to Australia.

Discharged 5th Military District 7 May 1920.

His Name appeared in the 1917 Feb-Mar edition of The Drill of the Foot-Hills, no details were given.

Post War

In 1933 Leonard married Evelyn A Fowler in Perth. Evelyn died on 6 Feb 1983, aged 83.

Electoral Roll entries- 1921 - 22 farm hand at Burekup; 1922 railway employee, Stephen street, Bunbury ; 1925 - 1931 Ocean drive, Bunbury; 1936 - 1937 at 13 Eighth avenue, Bassendean; 1943 at 133 First avenue, Bassendean, labourer; 1949 - 1959 clerk at 71 Crawford road, Maylands.

Evelyn remains there until after 1963 when she moved to Flat 228, Westlea (437), Stirling Hwy, Claremont until her death.