Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland |
School | Central State School, Townsville, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Hudson Road, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr William Lennon, Hudson Road, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Brisbane branch, 13 Auguust 1908. transferred to Warwick branch, June 1910; promoted ledger-keeper, July 1911; to Toowoomba branch, July 1912; to Roma branch (as teller), November 1914. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He brought his trench mortars up to the captured trenches under very difficult circumstances, organized the defence of 40 yards of trench, and by the skilful use of his mortars, assisted to repulse the enemy counter attack.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 229. |