| Regimental number | 2477 |
| Place of birth | Kulpara, South Australia |
| School | Kulpara Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Kulpara, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.6 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fanny Florence Rundle, Pine Grove, Kulpara, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 48th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/65/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2477B |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Lodge Hill Cemetery (Screen Wall, B.10, 291), Birmingham, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in (former) Kulpara Methodist Church, South Australia (stained glass window). Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: James and Fanny Florence RUNDLE, 'Pine Grove', Kulpara, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 4631 Pte Henry Charles Ellis RUNDLE, 32nd Bn, killed in action, 19 February 1918; Uncle: 2165 Pte Walter Edmund DANIEL, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 11 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 28 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 December 1916; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 6 February 1917, and allotted letter 'B' to Regimental Number. Appointed Lance CorporaL, 28 May 1917. Promoted Corporal, 26 August 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 27 October 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1918 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 4 May 1918; to England, 2 June 1918, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, King's Heath Section, Birmingham, 3 June 1918 (wound severe). Died of wounds (gun shot wound, head; cerebral hernia and meningitis), 23 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RUNDLE Leonard Lancelot |
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