MONTGOMERY, Leopold
| Service Number: | Merchant Navy |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Presumed Killed or died whilst a prisoner of the Japanese , Yokohama, Japan, 25 July 1945 |
| Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery Aust. Sec. A. D. 11. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Merchant Navy, Merchant Navy | |
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| 19 Jul 1940: | Involvement | |
| 19 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was Fourth Engineer Officer [Australian Merchant Navy] on the Nankin, a 6,853 GRT steam Passenger/ cargo ship that was attacked on 10 May 1942 by German raider Thor. The Captain of Nankin ordered the ship to be abandoned and an attempt was made to scuttle her but this was not successful and a boarding party managed to repair her. She was taken as a prize and renamed Leuthen and travelled to Japanese-held ports. She was blown up with two other ships on 30 November 1942 whilst in Yokohama harbour during a bunkering operation - possibly sabotage.
The widely varying dates of deaths of the six Australian Merchant Navy casualties suggests they died whilst POW’s.
He was 27 and the son of Alexander Raymond and Nellie Montgomery of Lambton New South Wales Australia.
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