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HORSTMANN, Leo Stanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX2230 |
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Enlisted: | 1 April 1940, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Netherleigh, South Australia, 2 January 1915 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 22 May 1941, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya 5. J. 13 Personal Inscription IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER LEO. REST IN PEACE |
Memorials: | Adelaide Pathway of Honour - The Rats of Tobruk WW2 Memorial, Adelaide The Siege of Tobruk Commemorative Cross, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swan Reach War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Apr 1940: | Involvement Private, SX2230, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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1 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
1 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX2230, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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