BUTTERY, Leslie Keith Chignell
Service Number: | 28200 |
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Enlisted: | 26 November 1940, Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Control and Reporting Unit |
Born: | Norwood, SA, 9 April 1912 |
Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
Schooling: | Magill and Norwood Technical Schools |
Occupation: | Cabinetmaker |
Died: | 28 June 1989, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
26 Nov 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, 28200 | |
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26 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
26 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 28200 | |
26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 28200, Control and Reporting Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs E.M. and the late D. BUTTERY of 65 East Parade, Kensington, SA. Married with four children and residing at 14 Brand Street, Kensington, Leslie was educated at Magill and Norwood Technical Schools, played tennis and football for Norwood and North Adelaide teams for some years and later acted as umpire for League and Association matches. In civilian life he worked as a cabinetmaker and later with Worthington & Marston as electrical engineer for seven years. He joined the RAAF in May 1940.