Leslie PARRY

PARRY, Leslie

Service Number: 39628
Enlisted: 24 June 1941
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: HQ North Western Area Command (RAAF)
Born: Mount Gambier, South Australia, 30 May 1910
Home Town: Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Process Block Maker
Memorials: Mount Gambier I.O.O.F. M.U. No 47 WW2 Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

24 Jun 1941: Involvement Sergeant, 39628
24 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Adelaide, SA
24 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 39628
18 Dec 1945: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 39628, HQ North Western Area Command (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Mr. Parry enlisted for service with the RAAF in June, 1941. After serving at Laverton and Point Cook, Mr. Parry went to Western Australia/ being  stationed at Merideon, Geraldton, and Broome (which was raidedftby Japanese planes). He later went to Darwin, being attached to 54th Squadron RAF, and North-Western Headquarters.
Mr. Parry was a, process block maker before enlistment, and since his return in January, 1946, he has been a linotype operator and has also been  working to get the block making department at "The Border Watch" operating again.
Married during a leave period in 1943, he is residing at Wallis Street, Mt. Gambler, with his wife.

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