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OTTAWAY, Leslie Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX8105 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | PERTH, WA, 8 December 1911 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 6 July 1941, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX8105 | |
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16 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX8105, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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 96. Leslie was born 8th Dec 1911, prior to the war he was a clerk of Youanmi WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 6th July 1941. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 7 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL