Leonard Douglas Fernee1

#21352, (1896 - )
FatherJoseph William Fernee1 (1860 - 1921)
MotherSara Gilbert Mahaffy1 (c 1859 - 1936)
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Child of Leonard Douglas Fernee and Laura Jessica Crowe
  • Beris Margaret Fernee4
BirthLeonard Douglas Fernee was born in 1896 in Rockhampton, Queensland.2,3
 
AIFHe volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force on 16 Feb 1916 at Melbourne, Victoria. Details from nominal roll: driver, 18th reinforcements, age 20, single, Coachsmith, address North Melbourne, Victoria, next of kin father Joseph William Fernee, Royal Hotel, Flemington-road, North Melbourne, Victoria, religion Church of England; embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on H.M.A.T. A20, "Hororata", 2 May 1916.1 
WebLink**Images of his entire service file can be viewed at the National Archives of Australia. 
MarriageHe married Laura Jessica Crowe.4
 
(Mentioned) ObituarySon Len of Redcliffe, Victoria was mentioned in Mrs Sarah G Fernee's 1936 obituary.5 
(Mentioned) ObituaryArthur George Fernee's 1946 obituary mentioned that he was the beloved brother-in-law of Mrs M Ring, Mr and Mrs P Goode, Mr and Mrs G Fernee and Mr and Mrs Leonard Fernee.6 
Last Edited8 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. Website Australian War Memorial Database, online (http://www.awm.gov.au/database/biographical.asp), Leonard Douglas Fernee, service number 8660.
  2. Service Records of Leonard Douglas Fernee, Australian Imperial Force, 1916-1919 (National Archives of Australia, Service No. 8660).
  3. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Lenard Douglas Fernee, father Joseph William, mother Sara Gilbert Mahaffy, #1896/C9687. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  4. E-mails from Sandra McKinnon to J Kolthammer.
  5. Townsville Daily Bulletin, Sarah G Fernee obituary, 21 August 1936, Page 12. Online digital image viewed at Australia National Archives Trove site.
  6. Sydney Morning Herald [Australia], Arthur George Fernee death notice, 7 October 1946, page 12. Digital image viewed at Australia National Archives Trove site.