THURLING, Leslie Glenister
| Service Number: | 418727 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 14 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wangaratta High School, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman,Templeton & Co., Flinders Lane Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died: | Accidental, Middle East, 5 September 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row O. Grave 50. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wangaratta High School War Memorial Gates, Wangaratta Holy Trinity Cathedral Honour Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 418727 | |
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| 17 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 418727 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr and Mrs H. W. Thurling, of Rowan st, Wangaratta, have re-ceived word that their son. Flight Sgt Leslie Glenister Thurling, had been killed as the result of an air-craft accident in the Middle East on September 5. Born at Benalla, Flight-Sgt Thurling was aged 29. He enlisted in 1942 and went to Canada 12 months ago, to England four months ago, and to the Middle East two months ago. Educated at Wangaratta High School, he afterward joined the flrm of Templeton and Co, Flinders lane. A brother, Lance Cpl Bill Thurling, is a prisoner of war in Germany, and another brother, Driver Roy Thurling, is in the north with the AIF. Flight-Sgt Thurling has left a widow and son.