Leonard George ROSE

ROSE, Leonard George

Service Number: 52228
Enlisted: 21 March 1942
Last Rank: Aircraftman
Last Unit: No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Tatura, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1923
Home Town: Tatura, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Ground Battle, Milne Bay, New Guinea, 8 September 1942, aged 18 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tatura R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Sub-Branch Honour Roll, Tatura War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement 52228
21 Mar 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 52228, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
21 Mar 1942: Enlisted 52228, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Aircraftman Leonard George Rose 52228 and Aircraftman Allen Robert Dowton 64948 were on guard duty at the RAAF 75SQN flight-line at Fall River, Milne Bay, New Guinea when their position received a direct hit during a Japanese air-raid

Details of the incident from “Seek and Strike - 75 Squadron RAAF 1942 - 2002” by David J. Wilson