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BATTEN, Leonard Eric
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX56357, TX421 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 12 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Factory Hand |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 10 July 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 Q 2-78, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, King Island Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX56357 | |
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| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX421, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Dec 1939: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX421, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged on account of being in a reserved occupation. | |
| 21 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX56357, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX56357, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Embarked in Sydney for Middle East. Arrived 24 Nov 1941. | |
| 21 Jan 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX56357, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Departed Middle East for Batavia, arrived 18 Feb 1942. | |
| 7 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Australia's Northern Periphery, Reported missing on Java on 7 Mar 1942; died in Thailand 10 Jul 1943. |
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