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MANSKI, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Q267277, QX47480 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 28 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Fisherman |
| Died: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 11 October 1957, aged 40 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Dec 1942: | Involvement Private, Q267277, also QX47480 | |
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| 8 Dec 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Feb 1943: | Involvement Private, QX47480, also Q267277 | |
| 3 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX47480, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 18 Jan 1946: | Discharged | |
| 18 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX47480, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
Fishing was his life.
Len Manski served as a member of the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion in New Guinea and also on Tarakan Island. Following Tarakan he took part in the invasion of Balik Papan in Southern Borneo.
He was a professional fisherman in civilian life and at wars end he was tasked with catching fish to feed his unit on Morotai Island. He also fished in order to supplement rations whilst at Port Douglas prior to the Borneo campaign.
After the War he resumed professional fishing in the Maryborough area until his death at the young age of 40. He was the father of three sons and one daughter.
Submitted 12 September 2022 by Dennis Manski
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