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BLACKWOOD, Leslie Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX33897 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd AIF Light Aid Detachments |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 22 June 1902 |
| Home Town: | Edenhope, West Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 7 June 1945, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 29. Labuan Memorial, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX33897 | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX33897, 2nd AIF Light Aid Detachments | |
| 18 Jul 1942: | Imprisoned | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
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