Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Melbourne, Vic. September 1914. Group portrait of members of the 1st Divisional Engineers (Div Engrs) Headquarters (HQ) and of the 2nd Field Company (Fd Coy) and 3rd Fd Coy, at the Engineer Depot, Alexandra Avenue. Sapper L L Lethlean is in the back row, far right. Marnie W K 2nd Cpl 157 is in the back row 2nd from the left. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/A03531/
Lethlean L Cpl 58 Linton Leigh 2 FCE 22 Sailmaker Single Meth
Address: Oakleigh, Logie St
Next of Kin: Lethlean, Alec, Logie St, Oakleigh
cnr Emo and Ardrie Rds, East Malvern (by 30 June 1916)
Enlisted: 1 Sep 1914
Embarked: A3 Orvieto 21 Oct 1914
Awards: Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), 1917
In the 1914 Electoral Roll Lethlean was living in Barracks, Swan Island, occupation soldier.
Recommendation for Meritorious Service Medal, 1916
CSM Linton Leigh Lethlean, 2 Field Co Engineers
https://www.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1068582--33-.pdf |
Citation for MSM: Warrant Officer (Class 1) Linton Leigh Lethlean (Australian War Memorial) |
Spr Lethlean, afterwards warrant officer, 1st Div Engrs HQ, MSM; died in WA 6 November 1930. (AWM)
7 Jul 1916 "Linton Lethlane [sic] of 2nd. Eng. came to see me this afternoon, looks well and is a Warrant Officer".
16 Oct 1918 Met with Linton Lethlean in England, possibly Plymouth.
TRIAL PEN PICTURES (1932, January 16). Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), p. 7.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75768207
MOROWA SHOOTING (1931, November 30). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83693404
MOROWA SHOOTING (1931, November 13). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 6 (HOME (FINAL; EDITION). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83694996
THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE (1931, December 8). Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938), p. 23. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34592164
MORAWA TRAGEDY (1931, January 12). Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), p. 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67291525
MORAWA TRAGEDY. (1931, December 2). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 16. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32380380
SHOT DEAD ON TRUCK (1931, December 2). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 1 (Home Edition). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129013729
PARTICULARS OF PRINCIPALS (1931, December 2). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83692663
Further Revelations at Morawa (1931, December 3). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83694494
CHARGE OF MURDER. (1932, January 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 13. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4421565
CHAPELL'S RETURN (1932, February 7). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 1 (First Section). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58657142
Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956) 12 March 1932: 1. Web. 23 Jan 2017 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page7369646>
Kensington Methodist Church [Lathlean]
Newmarket Baptist Church Roll of Honour
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours [Lathleen L]
brothers and sisters East Malvern).
Family Notices (1933, November 6). The Argus
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1.