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BELL, Leonard Tennyson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX35636 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Echunga, SA, 30 October 1900 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 25 December 1943, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Leeton Mountford Park WW2 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX35636 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Wagga Wagga, NSW | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX35636 |
Personal Stories
From the Nourse Family Book
World "War 2 commenced in 1939 and Tennyson enlisted in August 1940 and sailed on the Queen Mary and arrived in Singapore in February 1941. The following February Tennyson became a prisoner in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Thailand and due to the appalling conditions, he died of dysentery on December 25th, 1943. Sometime later a friend of Tennyson's visited Georgina his wife and brough Tennyson's ring that he had been wearing. He explained to Georgina the way of life that prisoners experienced and also told Georgina that he had been with Tennyson at the time of his death.
Submitted 20 April 2024 by Lorraine James
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