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DAVEY, Leonard Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 27058 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2 Medical Air Evacuation and Transport Unit |
| Born: | Halbury, SA, 10 August 1915 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Halbury Public School |
| Occupation: | Tomato Grower |
| Died: | 11 January 1992, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Walls |
| Memorials: | City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jul 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, 27058 | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 27058 | |
| 16 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 27058, 2 Medical Air Evacuation and Transport Unit |
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Son of Elsie Alice DAVEY of 265 Robin Street, Semaphore, SA
Husband of Margaret Jean DAVEY of 3 Sarah Street, Marleston, SA
Educated at Halbury, Leonard followed sport, mostly trotting, and was a keen swimmer and was fond of both ice and roller skating. In civilian life he worked at gardening and in vineyards in the Lower North for several years and farming. He enlisted in July 1940 and trained at Parafield, then transferred to Darwin. His fatherinlaw Pte. Peter Findlay served in the Freat War with the 32nd Battalion.
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