GANNAWAY, Leonard Albert
| Service Numbers: | VX60159, V13441, VX60159/V13441 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1922 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Thornbury, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1970, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria |
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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Len was the youngest of four children (sons) of Lancelot Gannaway (born 1887 in Preston, Victoria) and Mary May Duncan (born 1890 in East Brunswick, Victoria). Lancelot was a Labourer in Melbourne, Victoria when he married Mary in 1909. Lancelot and Mary lived in Melbourne, where Lancelot was a Labourer.
Len was a Fitter's Assistant in Melbourne when he first enlisted in the Army in 1941. He then reenlisted in 1943 (Sapper; Service Nos:VX60159/V13441) and served in New Guinea with 2/14 Field Coy RAE. Len was Discharged in 1945. Brothers William Duncan (Private; Service No:VX56936), and Alexander William (Sapper; Service No:VX21202) also served in WWII.
In 1943 Len married Ruth Taylor (born 1925 in Melbourne, Victoria) and following the War, Len and Ruth settled in Melbourne where Len worked as a Bricklayer and Driver. Len died in 1970 and Ruth in 1976.
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