BOXSELL Richard George Leonard "Len"

Enlisted under the name Leonard Richard BOXSELL and his birth was registered in NSW as BOXELL. Len was the 2nd son of 8 children (6 boys) born to William BOXSELL and Mary Ann RICKETT. Roman Catholic 5ft 7.5ins tall Fair complexion Grey eyes and dark hair QER 1915 Lived at Nambour - Labourer (registered 17 Sept 1914) Appointed to A section, 7th Field Ambulance on 7 May 1915 The Chronicle of 14 May 1915 p5, documents a double farewell at Rosemount to William Prentis and Leonard Boxsell and a presentation of inscribed gold mounted fountain pen and cheque. Len Boxsell enlisted in the Infantry at Enoggera. "Being a good horseman, Mr Boxsell would have liked to enlist in the mounted forces but this would have meant a delay in getting away of about three months whereas the next infantry regiments expect to get away inside a month." Nambour Chronicle 30.4.15, p5.

The Chronicle 7 June 1918 p3, OUR HONOUR LIST. MAY'S MANY ADDITIONS. Finally for the month list 403 mentioned as wounded Dvr. Leonard Richd. Boxsell of Woombye (3rd occasion),...

Returned to Australia on "Derbyshire" 29 Apr 1919 Discharged on 28 Jun 1919 QER 1919 Lived at Nambour - Labourer and then Cooroy - Farmer Married Rita Jane McGrath on 10 Jan 1922 (Len and Rita had at least 4 children - 1 boy and 3 girls.) QER 1925 Lived at Cooroy - Farmer QER 1930 Lived at the cnr Taylor and Wyalla Street, Toowoomba - Dairyman QER 1936, 1937, 1943 - Cooroy - Dairy Farmer QER 1949 McLennan Street, Woody Point - Dairyman QER 1954 Tewantin Road, Cooroy - Farmer QER 1954 to 1980 at Seventh Avenue, Sandgate - Farmer Died 14 Sep 1985 in Caboolture.

Cooroy District Soldiers Poster - No 19 in Returned Soldiers

Maroochy Shire Honor Roll, Shire Chambers, Bury Street, Nambour

Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honor Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)(on twice - as L Boxsell and LR Boxsell)

http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm8/26/50/awm8-26-50-1-0493.pdf QER 1915 to 1980 NSW BDM records Qld BDM records Image taken from "Soldiers of Cooroy District" poster. Postcards courtesy of Myers family.