BEAUCHAMP, Leonard Anthony Lasseter
| Service Number: | 401266 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 113 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton & Melbourne Grammar, School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Flying Battle, India, 18 June 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll, Royal Brighton Yacht Club WW2 Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 401266, No. 113 Squadron (RAF) | |
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| 5 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401266 |
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Leonard Lassiter BEAUCHAMP was born on 12th February, 1917 in Elsternwick, Victoria
His parents were Leonard Lassiter BEAUCHAMP and Helen (Ella) Fraser WEST
He enlisted with the 113 Squadron (RAF) as a Flying Officer on the 5th January, 1941
STORY OF THE 113 SQUADRON
http://113squadron.com/personnel_of_113_squadron_raf18.htm (113squadron.com)
He went missing in action and presumed dead on 18th June 1942 in India in a Flying Battle - he is listed on the Singapore Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Brighton Victoria and the Australian War Memorial
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1813870/ (www.cwgc.org)
PHOTO OF SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=1439896 (twgpp.org)
LINK FOR SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
http://www.raafdb.com/view_casualty.asp?id=148 (www.raafdb.com)
Leonards father also called Leonard Lassiter BEAUCHAMP was a Captain in WW1 (39th Australian Infantry Battalion) and was awarded the Military Cross on 3rd March, 1918
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