Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

This group of officers of the 36 Inf Bn includes Lieutenant L J Jobson on the far right of the

back row.  It also includes Lt T C Macaw of "Edenhope" in Maribyrnong Rd, Moonee Ponds.

fourth from the right in the centre row. It was taken in Meteren in Northern France in

January 1918.  Australian War Memorial. Collection http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E01530

Jobson L J     Cpl    798    Leonard John              36 Inf Bn    19    Clerk    Single    Pres       

Address:    Brunswick West, Hopetoun Ave, 131, “Wahroongah”   

Next of Kin:    John Jobson, father, “Wahroonga”, 131 Hopetoun Ave, Brunswick West   

Enlisted:    9 Mar 1916       

Embarked:     A72 Beltana 13 May 1916 (Sydney)   

Relatives on Active Service:

Jobson-H-D-Pte-15893 brother

In 1926, Leonard John Jobson married Iolene Knollen Magee.   Iolene's first fiance, Lieutenant Leslie Byrt Pritchard, had falled in the Great War in 1916.

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall F-L

Melbourne High School

St John's Presbyterian Church