KRIEGER, Leslie Clark
| Service Number: | NX29065 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia , 23 June 1909 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 24 February 1945, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Panel 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX29065 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX29065, 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
Cpl Leslie Clark KRIEGER (1909-1945)
NX29065 Cpl Leslie Clark Krieger, 2/10th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps.
One of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force.
The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942.
Cpl Krieger, aged 35, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 24 February 1945.
Born 23 June 1909, Mackay Qld. The son of John and Margaret Krieger.
The husband of Sgt Daisy Marie Krieger nee Bennett (AWAS) of Mackay, Qld.
Previous to enlisting, Leslie was a Police Constable in Queensland.
He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26.
source: AWM NAA WW2 Nom Roll QLD BDM NLA Trove
Submitted 18 January 2020 by Rozzy Menz
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