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OAKLEY, Leonard Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX16004 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roger River, Tasmania, Australia, 23 March 1924 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft crash, Dutch New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie Other Wars Memorial, Dakota Transport A65-61, Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX16004 | |
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| 2 Nov 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX16004, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Dakota A65-61 (VH-CUT) from 38SQN crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to evacuate wounded servicemen to Australia - the RAAF crew of 10 and the 19 soldiers on board were all killed in the accident. The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in 1970 with the remains of those killed interred in Bomana Cemetery