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AWEGE, Leonard John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S6628 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Loxton, SA, 19 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Glossop, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 8 May 2000, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section I; Row B; Plot 1 |
| Memorials: | Berri Oval "Diver" Derrick VC Memorial Grandstand & Roll of Honour, District of Nuriootpa Roll of Honour WW2, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, S6628 | |
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| 8 Aug 1940: | Enlisted SOUTH AUSTRALIA | |
| 18 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA |
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Father: Alfred Samuel AWEGE & Mother: Rosa Clare TREE.
SA Birth Records 1907 - 1928. Book : 51A Page : 491 District : Wel.
8/8/1940 First enlisted in Glossop, SA
Private in 48th Battalion
18/4/1942 Second enlistment in Glossop, SA (place of enlistment Wayville SA)
Lance Corporal in 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion
31/1/1946 Discharged
Last lived at 8/1 Joan Harvey Crt, Barmera, SA.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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