John Cockburn LEITCH MID

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Service Number:	NX76247
Enlisted:	2 August 1941
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Independent Company
Born:	New Farm, Queensland, Australia , 27 February 1921
Home Town:	Cremorne, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wool Industry
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 11 January 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Memorial Panel 2
Memorials:	Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant, NX76247
2 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX76247
11 Jan 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX76247, 2nd/5th Independent Company

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