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WILKIE, Leslie Edgar George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX2984 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Ordnance Workshop |
| Born: | Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, 27 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Argoon, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Turberculosis whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Fukuoka Mine 26B Keisen - Japan, 11 June 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery Section B. D. 4. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Biloela & District Roll of Honour WW2 Enlistments |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement QX2984 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 5 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX2984 | |
| 11 Jun 1945: | Wounded Private, QX2984, 2nd/10th Ordnance Workshop, Edgar died of tuberculosis while working in the Fukuoka Mine in Japan with about 1,857 other POW's. The Camp Commandant forced the men to work even when critically ill. He was executed for war crimes after the war ended. | |
| 11 Jul 1945: | Discharged |
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