Leslie Thomas MARTIN

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Service Numbers:	VX121977, V325529
Enlisted:	1 October 1941, Urana, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Urana, New South Wales, Australia, 31 August 1923
Home Town:	Urana, Urana, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wood Carting / Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 April 1944, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot L. Row C. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Urana Public School WW2 Roll of Honour, Urana and District WW2 Honour Roll

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX121977
1 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V325529, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF, Urana, New South Wales
4 Feb 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX121977, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF

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