Leonard Willoughby Hazlewood

1895 - 1916  (20 years)

• Name	Leonard Willoughby Hazlewood
  Born	17 Aug 1895	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Aug 1916	Pozières, Hauts-de-France, France
  	World War I - Battle of Pozières Killed in Action - Hit by a shell while in the trenches and badly wounded in the chest, he died while being taken to the dressing station by stretcher.
  Buried	Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Département de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Person ID	I03725	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	David Hazlewood,   b. 11 Feb 1855, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 20 Jul 1932, Epping, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Louise Hodgson,   b. 28 Aug 1857, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 20 Mar 1939, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 81 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1879	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F1254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Aug 1895 - Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Died - 12 Aug 1916 - Pozières, Hauts-de-France, France Buried - - Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Département de la Somme, Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Family of David Hazelwood Back: Mary,Katie,Walter,Harry,George mid David,David,Sarah,Hamilton Front: Dorothy,Leonard,Louisa

  
  

  Headstones

  Leonard Hazelwood Australian Imperial Forces 3334 Private L. W. Hazlewood 45th Bn. Australian Inf. 12th August 1916 Age 21

  
  

• Notes

  Leonard Hazlewood was hit by a shell while in the trenches. Badly wounded in the chest, he died while being taken to the dressing station by stretcher. The Hazlewoods were a prominent local family. Leonard's brother Rex was an official photographer during the war. (The surname is misspelt 'Hazelwood' on the memorial.)