Leonard Willoughby Hazlewood

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BiographyLeonard Hazlewood enlisted on 24 July 1915 and was hit by a shell while in the trenches. Badly wounded in the chest, he died while being taken to the dressing station by stretcher.

The Hazlewoods were a prominent local family. Leonard's brother Rex was a war photographer, attached to the 1st Divisional Signal Company, during the war.

(The surname is misspelt 'Hazelwood' on the memorial.)Age20Date of Death12 August 1916Civil employmentNurseryman Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

RelationshipsSon of David and Sarah Louisa Hazlewood, of Carlingford Road, Epping.

Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, France

Service Information

Service number3334 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

RankPrivateRegiment45th Battalion, Australian InfantryPlace of enlistmentLiverpool, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment13 October 1915 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathPoizieres, FranceBattlePoizieres, FranceMemorial/Cemetery Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, FranceEpping War MemorialKeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Epping

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Leonard Willoughby Hazlewood