KAVANAGH, Leo Michael
| Service Number: | SX9198 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2/8th Divisional Ammunition Company |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , 15 June 1902 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Joseph's School, Brompton, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Porter at Calvary Hospital |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 15 February 1945, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan War Memorial, Malaysia Panel 23 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX9198 | |
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| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX9198 | |
| 15 Feb 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX9198, 2/8th Divisional Ammunition Company | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Private Leo M Kavanagh, 8th Div A.M. Sub. Park, AIF of 37 Adam Street, Hindmarsh, aged 36. Married. Youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs F Kavanagh, of Croydon. Educated at St Joseph's. Followed football. In civil life worked in and around Hindmarsh. At the time of enlistment he was a porter at Calvary Hospital, North Adelaide. Enlisted in 2nd AIF in June 1940 trained at Wayville and transferred to Alice Springs for 6 months. Left Australia for Malaya on November 1941 and served his country there against Japan.
Died of Illness in Borneo 1945.
Information from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War
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