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LESSING, Albert George
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX42352 |
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Enlisted: | 27 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
Born: | Carrum, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1904 |
Home Town: | Beechworth, Indigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Carrum State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | War related injuries and illnesses, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 21 March 1977, aged 72 years |
Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, United Shire of Beechworth Roll of Honour WW2 |
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World War 2 Service
27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX42352 | |
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6 Dec 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment | |
14 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX42352, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Malaya/Singapore | |
13 Sep 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment | |
16 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX42352, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Malaya/Singapore, Missing now declared POW | |
15 May 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Transferred to Thailand Burma Thai Railroad work party | |
6 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, VX42352, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, POW repatriation Singapore Priority RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment | |
5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX42352 |
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