Kenneth
Morton
Leane
Born in Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Raymond Lionel Laybourn Leane, Geoffrey Malcolm Leane MiD, Benjamin David Leane and Allan William Henderson Leane
Husband of
Helena Mary (Wyman) Leane
— married
1929 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Husband of
Mavis Annie (McMillan) Leane
— married
1933 (to 1938) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 60
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2018
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Biography
Kenneth Morton Leane was born on 8th July 1904 at Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia. He was the second son of Raymond Leane and Edith Laybourn-Smith.[1]
He married Helena Mary Wyman in 1929 at Norwood, South Australia.[2] Helena passed away in 1930.
He married Mavis McMillan in 1933 at Adelaide.[3] They were divorced in 1938: "An action by Mavis Annie Leane, of Kingston avenue, Richmond, for divorce, or alternatively, a judicial separation, from Kenneth Morton Leane, civil servant of Richmond road, Richmond, succeeded before Mr. Justice Napier in the Supreme Court yesterday. The grounds Mrs. Leane's claim were alleged habitual drunkenness and failure to provide sufficient means of support and habitual cruelty. Leane denied the allegations. Mr C. T. Gun appeared for Mrs. Leane. Leane conducted his own case. His Honor said that he preferred not to rely on the ground of habitual drunkenness, but he held that the charge of habitual cruelty had been established, and granted Mrs. Leane an order nisi for divorce, with costs."[4]
Ethel Leane was listed as his next of kin on army enlistment documentation.
Kenneth Leane is a Military Veteran.
Served in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force 1939-1945
2/10th Aust. Infantry Battalion
Served in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force 1939-1945
2/10th Aust. Infantry Battalion
He served in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the Second World War; enlisted 3rd November 1939, discharged 25th September 1945. He lowered his age by one year on enlistment to aid being accepted.[5] He was an officer in the 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, 18th Infantry Brigade, 7th Division. The 2/10th Battalion was the first South Australian battalion formed for the Second AIF. Kenneth was with the 2/10th at Tobruk (the Rats of Tobruk), Milne Bay, Buna, the Finisterre Mountains and Balikpapan.[6]
He passed away in 1965.
Sources
- ↑ Western Australia Birth Index #5130/1904
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index #321/743 1929
- ↑ South Australian Marriage Index #336/445 1933
- ↑ The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931-1954) Thu 27 Oct 1938 Page 23 Wife's Action For Divorce Succeeds; accessed 5 Jan 2019
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: SX1196 Lieutenant Kenneth Morton Leane; accessed 26 May 2018
- ↑ Australian War Memorial unit record: 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion; accessed 26 May 2018
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