Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Indentor |
Address | 79 William Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Fanny B Leane, 79 William Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Promotions |
Major Unit: INF28 Promotion date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Alan William Leane on NR |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Alice LEANE; Wife: Mrs F.B. LEANE, Durham House, Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [3] Major Benjamin Bennett LEANE, 48th Bn, killed in action, 10 April 1917; 373 WO 1 Ernest Albert LEANE, Australian Army Ordnance corps, returned to Australia, 17 March 1920; Colonel Raymond Lionel LEANE, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |