STUDMAN, Leslie George
Service Number: | 415745 |
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Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Osborne Park, Perth Western Australia, 30 September 1922 |
Home Town: | Osborne Park, Stirling, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia 1935 |
Occupation: | Clerk, HL Brisbane & Wunderlich Ltd, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australiaa |
Died: | Flying Battle, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, 29 November 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Panel 194. Local Roll of Honour- Perth Western Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
31 Jan 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415745 | |
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31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415745 | |
31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 415745, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 415745, 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre | |
15 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre | |
25 May 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415745, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Leslie George Studman was the son of George Edward and Daphne Ernestine Studman, of Osborne Park, Western Australia.
Flight Sergeant Leslie George Studman (Wireless Air Gunner) Air Operations was fulfilling his WAG role when (No. 461 Squadron Sunderland aircraft JM 676), was lost over Bay of Biscay, 29 November 1943.
Casualties continued to be high, for one Sunderland from each squadron (Nos 10 and 461) was shot down during the month (November 1943) and widespread searches failed to discover any survivors.