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POLKINGHORNE, Leslie Barclay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3911 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Curramulka, South Australia, 10 June 1914 |
| Home Town: | Karoonda, Karoonda East Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 December 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C5. B. 27. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Galga War Memorial, Karoonda Oval Memorial Gates, Karoonda Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX3911, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Involvement Corporal, SX3911, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
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