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HOWLETT, Leslie Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NGX45 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Far Eastern Liaison Office |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 December 1913 |
| Home Town: | Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Patrol Officer (Administration) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 21 June 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot B. Row C. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "DEARLY LOVED, DEEPLY MOURNED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, NGX45 | |
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| 22 Jan 1940: | Enlisted NGX45 | |
| 23 Jul 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, Far Eastern Liaison Office | |
| 4 Feb 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Exceptional Services in the field, New Guinea |
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