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MCLEOD, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX27608, QX1510 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 20 July 1908 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 1 January 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row F. Grave 5. Inscription: "EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS SISTERS & BROTHERS AT STORNOWAY & PETERHEAD". |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX27608 | |
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| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX27608 | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX1510, General Details Depot, Townsville, Queensland. | |
| 5 Dec 1939: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX1510, Camp Staff (Redbank), Medically Unfit. | |
| 12 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX27608, General Details Depot, Reenlisted for war service in Brisbane Queensland. | |
| 1 Jan 1943: | Discharged | |
| 1 Jan 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/6th Independent Company / Commando Squadron, Died of scrub typhus in the 2nd/9th Australian General Hospital New Guinea. |
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