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PARKER, Leslie Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX14394 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cottesloe, Western Australia, 26 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Bullfinch, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Wounds (Escaping while Prisoner Of War), Torrazzo, Italy, 13 August 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Milan War Cemetery III. D. 15, Milan War Cemetery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX14394 | |
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| 18 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14394, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Private Leslie Arthur Parker WX14394 of the 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion was an escaped PoW - he was injured while fighting alongside the Partisans and died from complications in the village of Torrazzo
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