PEAKE, Leonard George
| Service Number: | 416453 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal |
| Born: | Penola, South Australia, 30 December 1914 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 14 August 1990, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Penola (New) Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 416453, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416453 | |
| 24 Jun 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 416453 | |
| 11 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416453, No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal |
Operational History
Enlisted 23 June 1941
4 Initial Training School, Victor Harbor
1 Wireless/Air Gunner's School, Ballarat
2 Bomber/Air Gunner's School, Port Pirie
4 Embarkation Depot, North Adelaide
2 Embarkation Depot, Bradfield Park
Troop Ship SS Ceramic to England, via Panama Canal & USA
11 Personnel Dispatch Reception Centre, Bournemouth, England
6 Air Gunner's School, Stormy Downs
464 Squadron, Feltwell & Scunthorpe
148 Flight, Gunnery, West Rayneham
98 Squadron, Dunsfold
3 Air Gunner's School, Castle Kennedy, Scotland
9 (o) Air Flying Unit, Penrhos
Air Crew Officer School, Hereford
Aircrew Re-allocation Centre, Brackla
11 Personnel Dispatch Reception Centre, Brighton
SS Empress of Scotland to Australia
2 Personnel Depot, Bradfield Park
4 Personnel Depot, Adelaide
1 Air Gunner's School, West Sale
Air Crew School, Watsonia
7 Operational Training Unit, Tucumwal
4 Personnel Depot, Adelaide
11 Oct 1945 Discharge with rank of Flight Lieutenant
For Diary, 'War Time Diary of Leonard George Peake, 416453 RAAF (including operations with 464 and 98 Squadrons) 14 May 1942 to 5 Oct 1945', is at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Submitted 22 April 2016 by Andrew Peake
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