Coming Soon.
BATTY, Leslie James
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX3964 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 30 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Field Regiment |
Born: | Melbourne, VIC, 1 October 1905 |
Home Town: | Kalangadoo, Wattle Range, South Australia |
Schooling: | Mount Gambier Schools |
Occupation: | Hairdresser |
Died: | 11 June 1966, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Bordertown Cemetery, South Australia Old Section, Row F, Plot 17 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
30 May 1940: | Involvement Gunner, SX3964 | |
---|---|---|
30 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
30 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3964 | |
30 Dec 1943: | Discharged | |
30 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3964, 2nd/14th Field Regiment |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Leslie James Batty's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Roger Arthur Thomas and Ruby Florence BATTYE, of Doughty Terrace, Mount Gambier, SA. Educated at Mount Gambier Schools he was interested in boxing, cycling and football and was a hairdresser in civilian life. He had won trophies for boxing. Enlisting in May 1940 he had 3 other brothers serving in the forces.