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. |