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TANNER, Leslie Bert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX5603 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940, Enlisted at Northam, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, 21 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gona Beach, Papua New Guinea, 8 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B5, Row E, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: He died that we might live out loving son and brother Roll of Honour - Katanning, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Katanning War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX5603 | |
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| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX5603, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX5603, Enlisted at Northam, WA | |
| 25 Oct 1940: | Embarked Private, WX5603, Embarked for Middle East | |
| 7 Jul 1941: | Wounded Private, WX5603, Blast concussion | |
| 29 Jan 1942: | Embarked Private, WX5603, Embarked at Sudi for Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Embarked Private, WX5603, Embarked at Brisbane for Port Morseby |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted as Les Bert Tanner
Son of Bertie George and Mary Tanner of Katanning, WA
A witness to his death states that on the 8 December 1942, during the Battle of Gona Beach he had charged an enemy machine gun nest and was killed instantly by a burst from the machine gun
He was a very brave soldier and we all considered that no praise is too high for him