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LEITCH, John Cockburn
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX76247 |
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Enlisted: | 2 August 1941 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX76247 | |
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2 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX76247 | |
11 Jan 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX76247, 2nd/5th Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
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