The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of five of the six Leane brothers, sons of Thomas and Alice Leane of Prospect, SA. Left to right: standing: Major Benjamin Bennett Leane (1889-1917), 48th Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Lionel Leane MC (1878-1962), 11th Battalion and 373 Warrant Officer 1 Ernest Albert Leane (1869-?), 27th Battalion. Seated: Major Edwin Thomas Leane (1867-1928), AIF Ordnance Service, and Major Allan William Leane (1872-1917), 28th Battalion. The Leane family became famous for their extraordinary wartime service. During the First World War, with the exception of Norman Short Leane, almost every male member of military age offered himself for active service and was accepted. Norman Leane later served in the Second World War. Edwin Thomas Leane's sons, Allan Edwin Leane, Geoffrey Paul Leane and Reuben Ernest Leane, all served in the 48th Battalion. His son Maxwell Leane also served in the RAN. Allan Edwin Leane died of wounds in 1917. Ernest Albert Leane's son Arnold Leane also served in the 27th Battalion and was killed in action in 1916. Raymond Leane was awarded the Military Cross for actions at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli on 4 May 1915. An action in which he led a successful attack on Turkish defences on 31 July 1915 led to the position becoming named Leane's Trench. On 1 June 1918 Raymond was promoted to Brigadier General. His outstanding war career and later service as a Police Commissioner led to a knighthood in 1944. Major Benjamin Bennett Leane was killed in action on 10 April 1917. Lieutenant Colonel Allan William Leane died of shrapnel wounds received at Delville Wood, France, on 4 January 1917.
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial every day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and ot
Collection relating to the service of the Leane family, First World War, Gallipoli and France 1914-1918. The collection consists of two letters addressed to Alice Leane, whose five sons and six gran
The grave of Major Benjamin Bennett Leane, 48th Battalion, immediately beside a railway line. Major Leane, of Adelaide, SA, was killed in action on 10 April 1917 and is now buried at Queant Road Cemet
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain Allan Edwin Leane, 48 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, 1915-1917. Collection primarily consists around 30 letters written
Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Benjamin Bennett Leane, 48th Infantry Battalion. Included is the transcript of a letter in which Leane details a portion of his journey from Au
Collection relating to the service of Major Benjamin Bennett Leane, 48 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, 1914-1917. Collection consists of one letter [typescript carbon copy] and photos
Photostat copy of diaries relating to the First World War service of Major Benjamin Bennett Leane, 48th Infantry Battalion. This bound volume consists of three sequential diaries written in the form o
