RICHARDS, Leslie
| Service Numbers: | QX44859, Q60301 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 21 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Kalbar, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1992, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 2 Apr 1941: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, Q60301, FTD 26/9/41 - also QX44859 | |
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| 2 Apr 1941: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, QX44859, also Q60301 - FTD 26/9/41 no pay 13/7/41-25/9/41 | |
| 2 Apr 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX44859 | |
| 26 May 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX44859, 19th Field Ambulance, Embarked per X17 for Merauke ex Brisbane | |
| 21 Jan 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX44859, 19th Field Ambulance, emplaned Merauke to Townsville | |
| 14 Mar 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX44859, 19th Field Ambulance, ex Brisbane per Gorgon to Merauke | |
| 12 Aug 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX44859, 19th Field Ambulance, emplaned Merauke to Townsville | |
| 28 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX44859 | |
| 28 Dec 1944: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Leslie was the second of six children of Joseph Arthur Richards (born 1888 in Gympie, QLD) and Isabella Jane Flannigan (born 1889 in Ipswich, QLD). Joseph - a Coal Miner in Ipswich, QLD - and Isabella married in 1912 in Ipswich, QLD where they settled and raised their family.
Les was working at Kalbar in Boonah, QLD as a Farm Hand in 1941 when he enlisted in the ACMF as a Private (Service No:Q60301) with 19 Australian Field Ambulance AASC. On 5 December 1942, he transferred to the AIF as Lance Sergeant (Service No: QX44859). He served at Merauke and was Discharged in December 1944. Brother Arnold (Private; Service No:Q13921) also served in WWII.
In 1943, Les married Brenda Nerenda Carreno Jackson (born 1918 in Ipswich, QLD) - Brenda was a Clerk. Les and Brenda settled in Ipswich, QLD where Les worked as a Coal Miner. Brenda died in 1987 and Les in 1982.
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