BLIGHT, Leslie Joseph
| Service Number: | F3546 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Pingelly, Western Australia, 27 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 16 June 1942, aged 19 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement F3546 | |
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| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, F3546 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, F3546 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Stoker Leslie Joseph Blight (Service No:F3546) enlisted in the RAN as an Able Seaman on 26 May 1941 and served on HMAS Leeuwin, Cerberus and Napier before his posting to HMAS Nestor. Stoker Blight was one of four crew KiA on 15 June 1942 when HMAS Nestor - part of a covering force for a large convoy - was bombed about 100 miles north of Tobruk. The boiler room flooded and, following rescue of surviving crew, the ship was scuttled when attempts to take her under tow were unsuccesful.
Born in Pingelly WA in 1922, Les was the eldest of two children of Leslie (Les Snr) James Blight (b1901 in Geraldton, WA) and Lucy Goodridge (b1902 in Surrey, England) - Lucy had immigrated with her parents and siblings in 1914, arriving in Fremantle WA on board the Australind. Les Snr (a Farm Hand and Contractor) and Lucy married in 1922 in Beverley, WA and lived in Northam where Les Snr was a Labourer. Les left his wife and two children - Lucy worked as a Washerwoman and House Cleaner to support her children - and returned to Toodyay. Les and Lucy divorced in 1928 and Les remarried, settling in Beacon via Toodyay where he worked as a Shop Assistant, Farmer, Wheat Lumper, Storekeeper and Postmaster. Lucy settled in Perth where she raised her two children and worked as a Dressmaker, remarrying in 1936.
Les was a Student in Perth in 1941 when he enlisted in the RAN.
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