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MCCOMISH, Leslie George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX61018 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Company (AASC) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 June 1908 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Technical School 4 years |
| Occupation: | Production Chaser |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 19 May 2004, aged 95 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61018 | |
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| 10 Jan 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/10th Company (AASC), Reinforcement’s to AAOC Malaya | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61018, 2nd/10th Company (AASC), Malaya/Singapore, Fall of Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Declared Missing Singapore Confirmed by Japanese Authorities as PoW Thailand (1943) Signal via Red Cross reporting | |
| 5 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61018, 2nd/10th Company (AASC), Embarkation Singapore for RTA Movement’s through the 2nd Australian Reception PoW Group For treatment and convalescence 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment | |
| 11 Feb 1946: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/10th Company (AASC), Transferred to PoW Wing Watsonia for Discharge | |
| 18 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61018 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Enlisted Militia 6th January 1939 to 6th Battalion ( The Melbourne Regiment) for part time duty.