Leonard Alexander EINSAAR DFM, MID

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EINSAAR, Leonard Alexander

Service Number:	407318
Enlisted:	14 September 1940, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Air Force
Born:	Awaba, New South Wales, Australia, 28 May 1913
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Wallsend
Occupation:	Policeman and Olympic rower
Died:	Illness, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 19 June 1994, aged 81 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium)
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

14 Sep 1940:	Involvement Flying Officer, 407318
14 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Adelaide
16 Nov 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407318, Royal Australian Air Force, Advanced Flying & Refresher Unit
Date unknown:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Medal, Distinguished Flying Medal

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Full bio on AWM photo caption

Sergeant Leonard Alexander Einsaar DFM 407318 RAAF survived the downing of Marauder FK367 of 14SQN RAF which was shot down into the sea off Benghazi in Libya in December 1942 - Sergeant Percival Cockington 407707 RAAF and Sergeant Tom Ellis Exell 401305 RAAF were killed

Sergeant Einsaar also survived the downing of Marauder FK378 of 14SQN RAF in April 1943 and ended up as a Prisoner of War, following his release he remained in the RAAF until he was discharged in November 1945

Biography contributed

Leonard Alexander EINSAAR was born in Awaba, NSW on 28th May, 1913

His parents were Gustav EINSAAR & Fuli (Juuli) RUNAPUN (known as Julia) who married on 4th March, 1899 in NSW

He married Vera Isabel LEAN in East Maitland Methodist Church, NSW on 22nd September, 1947

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Leonard had previously served in the 35th Battalion between 1930 and 1933 and resigned to join the Police Force

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