WRIGHT, Leonard Douglas
| Service Number: | 407758 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1941, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Spalding Primary; Gawler High School; Adelaide High School; Scotch College; Adelaide University |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, 30 December 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hylton (Castletown) Cemetery Hylton (Castletown) Cemetery, Hylton, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Prospect Presbyterian Church WW2 Honour Roll, Torrens Park Scotch College WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407758 | |
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| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407758, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Plane was Master I.T. 8567
School subjects passed - English, Physics, Maths !, Maths 2, Arithmwtic. Failed Latin
Sports played - Lacrosse, Tennis, Football, Cricket, Athletics
Was studying at the Adelaide University when enlisted
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Miles Master training aircraft N8076 and T8567 from Number 55 Operational Training Unit RAF crashed in Sunderland, England after colliding in mid-air with all four airmen killed:
Miles Master N8076 - Sergeant Peter Morphett Piggott 407454 RAAF and Sergeant William Gilbert Bothe 14227 RAAF
Miles Master T8567 - Sergeant Leonard Douglas Wright 407758 RAAF and Pilot Officer Arthur Raymond Kirby J/8814 (R/69660) RCAF