Regimental number | 4398 |
Place of birth | Paddington, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 70 Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mrs M Lenehan, 70 Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Not recorded |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Declared a Deserter but subsequent inquiry would not clear things up. A.G. later decided he was K.I.A 19/20/7/1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported wounded in action, 19 July 1916. Court of Inquiry, held in the field, 23 March 1918, declared Lenehan to be missing. Court of Inquiry, held in the field, 7 June 1918, declared Lenehan to be an illegal absentee. Base Records to AIF Headquarters, London, 7 August 1918: 'I shall be obliged if you will forward as soon as possible particulars of the reason for the report contained in CIBL 2682 dated 10/7/18, viz., "Previously reported wounded and missing, now declared illegal absentee" - especially in view of the fact of the return of the personal effects, including identity disc.' Base Records notified OC, AIF Cadre, Australia House, London, 11 March 1921: 'The above-mentioned man was reported as having been discharged on 1/4/20 in consequence of Desertion ... It has now been decided after careful investigation of the whole of the surrounding circumstances, that this soldier was "Killed in Action" on 19th/20th July, 1916 at Fromelles.' |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LENEHAN John Robert |