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GAVIN, Leslie John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Nx39982, NX39982 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1992, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Plaque next to mum on wall |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX39982 | |
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| 28 Jul 1941: | Wounded Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Corporal, Nx39982 | |
| 31 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX39982 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Johanne Gavin
Dad went to Borneo,New Guinea,learnt to cook in army and was in army canteens,went AWOL few times to see mum,had 2 daughters,had mates in army he kept in contact with. Ended up working on railway in Sydney in the kitchen cooking and delivering food to the trains,southern aurora,Indian pacific etc.
Queensland war memorial also put a plaque in the pinaroo gardens for us on the wall . He was funny and had a great sense of humour
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