Leslie George OGDEN

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OGDEN, Leslie George

Service Number:	QX10278
Enlisted:	27 June 1940, Charleville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charleville, Qld., 24 April 1920
Home Town:	Charleville, Murweh, Queensland
Schooling:	Charleville Public School
Occupation:	Apprentice 'Times' Newspaper
Died:	Died of wounds, Libya, 19 May 1941, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya 5 J 1
Memorials:	Adelaide Pathway of Honour - The Rats of Tobruk WW2 Memorial, Adelaide The Siege of Tobruk Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charleville War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, QX10278, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
27 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Charleville, QLD
27 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10278, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
19 May 1941:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of George Edward and Mary Agnes Ann Ogden, of Charleville, Queensland, Australia.

HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE

The first Charleville soldier to give his life for his country in the present war was Private Leslie George Ogden whose name appeared in a recent casualty list as having died of wounds.
The elder son of Mr. Geo. Ogden and the late Mrs Ogden, he had not quite reached his nineteenth birthday. He was born and educated at Charleville and was an, apprentice on the "Times' staff when he decided to enlist in the fighting forces in June, 1940. He sailed for overseas early this year.

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