Name (FAMILY NAME, Other Names)	LEANE,  Allan William
Date of Birth	11 May 1872
Place of Birth	Mount Gambier
Date of Death	4 January 1917 (WW1)
Place of Death	Delville Wood, France
Place of Burial	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France (Row A, Grave 5)
Lived in Prospect (dates)	Parents  home was at 2 Rose Street, Prospect
Addresses/Dates in Prospect Council Area	Birth until marriage
Addresses/Dates outside Prospect Council Area	79 William Street, Perth and Kalgoorlie WA (wife’s address)  Durham House, Hay Street, Perth WA
Names of houses (if any)
Parents	Thomas John LEANE and Alice Ann SHORT
Spouse(s)	Fanny Blanche SCUTT
Date(s) of Marriage(s)	16 August 1895
Place(s) of Marriage(s)	St Paul’s Church Adelaide
Children
Education
Occupation(s)	From 1893 Lieutenant in SA Militia Force Clark Pellew & Co, drapery Mercantile and Indent agent in Perth
Interests/Activities	Military service President of the bowling club in Kalgoorlie, WA
Religion/Churches	Church of England
Notes (points of interest etc.)	One of the famous “Fighting Leanes of Prospect” in WW1 He received many military awards. The only wounds he received were the ones which caused his death
Local Government experience
Sources of information	SA BMDs, Trove (bio’s in WA newspapers Jan 1917), AIF Project website
Principal Researcher	Lesley Attema
Photo source:	Australian War Memorial P02136.001.