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MCLEISH, William Wallace
Service Number: | VX90094 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | YARRA JUNCTION, VIC, 2 December 1914 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Balikpapan, Balikpapan, Borneo, 1 July 1945, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX90094 | |
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24 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX90094, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 233. William was born 2nd Dec 1914, and prior to the war he was a timber worker of Yarra Junction Vic. He enlisted into the AIF in Vic hence the VX regimental number, and later was transferred into the 2nd/16th Inf Bn where he served as a private soldier. Unfortunately, he was Killed in Action 1st July 1945. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 27 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL