Trooper Disbray, Leonard

[Craig Robertson]

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Full Name	Leonard Francis Disbray
Nickname
Number	320293
Rank	Trooper
Nationality
Date of Birth	24.12.1922 Plumstead, London, UK
Date of Death	19.5.2004 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia (Aged 81)
Gravesite	Pinegrove Memorial Park, Minchinbury, N.S.W., Australia
Father	William James Henry Disbray served WW1 and was taken prisoner 23 Mar 1918, he was wounded, but initially reported K.I.A. London Regiment Regimental Number 631653 Unit 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)
Mother	Rose Broomhead (died 1980s)
Enlisted	04.04.1938 Whitehall
Military	16/5th Lancers Trooper (320293) PPA 1944 (mt driver Blitz Patrol) RTUd December 1944 discharged 13th October 1948
Married	1st wife - Sarah Walsh Reid (divorced before sailing to Australia) 2nd wife - Nola Ida Mary Wheeler (born 11.06.1930- died 18.12.2010)
Further Information	boot repairer in civilian life resided postwar 137 Ashmore Road, Paddington W9 emigrated Australia 06.06.1951, arrived Brisbane 25.07.1951 painter and docker at Garden Island (Sydney Harbour) painting naval vessels. (for 25 years until retirement) 9 children ‘a regular soldier in 1939-45 war days’ attached to Cavalry. Experienced in handling horses. Employed in painting since discharge but desires to get back among horses. Discharge sited. V.Good.’

Thanks to Debra Buchanan for further information (Father details, emigration dates + grave)

 

[JessMarshall]

Hi There,

Leonard Disbray was my grandfather & the detail about his children is incorrect. He had 9 children with Noela (Nola was her preference) & I believe 36 grandchildren.

His mother was Rose Broomhead (or Bromhead). She passed away in the 1980’s

Thanks for putting this together. It was interesting to learn more about him.

Jess

 

[Craig Robertson]

Hi There,

Leonard Disbray was my grandfather & the detail about his children is incorrect. He had 9 children with Noela (Nola was her preference) & I believe 36 grandchildren.

His mother was Rose Broomhead (or Bromhead). She passed away in the 1980’s

Thanks for putting this together. It was interesting to learn more about him.

Jess

Thanks Jess, i've updated his record.

 

[Allison Disbray]

Hi There,

Leonard Disbray was my grandfather & the detail about his children is incorrect. He had 9 children with Noela (Nola was her preference) & I believe 36 grandchildren.

His mother was Rose Broomhead (or Bromhead). She passed away in the 1980’s

Thanks for putting this together. It was interesting to learn more about him.

Jess

Hi Jess, just thought I’d let you know that your great grandmothers maiden name is Beach. Broomhead was a married name after she was divorced from your great grandfather who I believe is Aunty Margs father and possibly Uncle Harry’s too. Not 100% sure. she died in the 1990’s, the year the Panthers won their first grand final. Maybe 1992??? Your grandmother passed away on 17/12/2010 not the 18th. Do you know who Debra Buchanan is? She is the person who supplied all of this information here. Ive never once heard that my father worked with horses lol. Interesting.

 

[Allison Disbray]

Hi There,

Leonard Disbray was my grandfather & the detail about his children is incorrect. He had 9 children with Noela (Nola was her preference) & I believe 36 grandchildren.

His mother was Rose Broomhead (or Bromhead). She passed away in the 1980’s

Thanks for putting this together. It was interesting to learn more about him.

Jess

Hi Jess, just letting you know that your great grandmothers maiden name was Beach. Broomhead was her second married name after divorcing your great grandfather. Rose passed away in the 1990’s. The year the Panthers won the grand final for the first time. 1992?? Possibly.

Your grandmother passed away on 17/12/2010 not the 18th. Not that that this information is important in relation to my Dad.

Do you know who Debra Buchanan is, who has supplied all of this information about my Dad? Ive never heard my father ever talk about working with horses but he never really spoke much of the past for obvious reasons.